On 18th December 2007, I wrote a letter to the Yang Dipertua of the Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) concerning the request from the residents of Pandan Indah near the Balai Bomba Pandan Indah for MPAJ to build an overhead pedestrian bridge linking their homes to the Padang Perbandaran Ampang Jaya.
A press conference was called on 19th December 2007 and the event was reported by 5 newspapers (2 Chinese, 2 Malay and 1 English).
At the moment, the residents have to cross the busy 6-lane Jalan Pandan Utama to get to the park. Children find it very difficult to get to the park in the late afternoon and evening as this road is often busy during that time. It is during this time that they usually go to the park for their sporting and recreational activities. Senior citizens also find it difficult to get across.
Apart from that, schoolchildren living around the park need to cross the road to get to their schools at Jalan Pandan Ilmu.
Two residents, a child and a senior citizen, had been knocked down by the passing traffic but only escaped with injuries. The senior citizen, however, needs the help of a walking stick to move around ever since the accident.
In my letter, I suggested to the MPAJ that if they need more time to build the overhead bridge, they could provide a pedestrian crossing controlled by traffic lights as a temporary measure.
However, until today the MPAJ has yet to reply to my letter. I am not at all surprised as it is an open secret that it is the worst local council in Selangor if not in Malaysia.
It seems that the lives of almost 2,000 residents are not important to them.
Is it because this request was made through PAS that the MPAJ has yet to act?
This is the main problem with MPAJ. There are too much political interventions. Under MPAJ, political considerations would override the needs of the rakyat.
We are told that contracts are being awarded not based on merit but political or family connections. As a result of this, the services provided to the rakyat are below par. The works are shoddy.
Therefore, it is not a wonder that so many had defaulted on their cukai pintu.
Iskandar A. Samad
7th February 2008
A press conference was called on 19th December 2007 and the event was reported by 5 newspapers (2 Chinese, 2 Malay and 1 English).
At the moment, the residents have to cross the busy 6-lane Jalan Pandan Utama to get to the park. Children find it very difficult to get to the park in the late afternoon and evening as this road is often busy during that time. It is during this time that they usually go to the park for their sporting and recreational activities. Senior citizens also find it difficult to get across.
Apart from that, schoolchildren living around the park need to cross the road to get to their schools at Jalan Pandan Ilmu.
Two residents, a child and a senior citizen, had been knocked down by the passing traffic but only escaped with injuries. The senior citizen, however, needs the help of a walking stick to move around ever since the accident.
In my letter, I suggested to the MPAJ that if they need more time to build the overhead bridge, they could provide a pedestrian crossing controlled by traffic lights as a temporary measure.
However, until today the MPAJ has yet to reply to my letter. I am not at all surprised as it is an open secret that it is the worst local council in Selangor if not in Malaysia.
It seems that the lives of almost 2,000 residents are not important to them.
Is it because this request was made through PAS that the MPAJ has yet to act?
This is the main problem with MPAJ. There are too much political interventions. Under MPAJ, political considerations would override the needs of the rakyat.
We are told that contracts are being awarded not based on merit but political or family connections. As a result of this, the services provided to the rakyat are below par. The works are shoddy.
Therefore, it is not a wonder that so many had defaulted on their cukai pintu.
Iskandar A. Samad
7th February 2008
1 comment:
Salam,
Yes you are right... MPAJ will always be asleep as what DOLLAH BODOWI slept... No matter what SLEEP ZZZZZZ are DOllah's Agenda... everywhere he goes SLEEP ZZZZZZZZ are priority.. WORLD GUINESS BOOK RECORD... SLEEPING PRIME MINISTER in THE GLOBE...
BOS BOREK BALACI BALACI RINTEK...
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