Some residents of Taman Midah along with Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai have submitted a report to the anti-corruption watchdog, urging it to investigate an office project close to the roundabout there, reported The Star.
Specifically, they want the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to look into the approval given for the development consisting of 1,319 units across two 50-storey office blocks, as this would exacerbate the traffic jams in the area.
“We want this to be thoroughly investigated by MACC as there is no way such a project can be approved according to DBKL’s planning guidelines,” said Tan on Wednesday (17 Oct).
Aside from urging MACC to investigate all parties involved in approving the project, the MP also plans to help the residents meet with Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan to discuss the said issue.
In particular, they plan to submit a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) report prepared by an independent party that indicates that the area is not appropriate for a high-density development.
According to Taman Midah A Rukun Tetangga Chairman Low Keng Hong, the office development, should be terminated.
“It is not right for an area designated as an open space to make way for a commercial project. This area was meant for future road expansion,” he said.
The site was previously occupied by city hall’s Civil Engineering and Urban Transport Management departments, but it was eventually sold to a private developer. The former government then approved the project in November 2017 and it’s targeted to be finished by 2021.
During a parliamentary session in 2017, Tan field questions about the controversial project to the Federal Territories (FT) Ministry, which oversees DBKL.
Former FT Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor responded that DBKL consented to the development on the condition that its owner comply with technical requisites, including preparing a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) report and enhancing the area’s traffic infrastructure.
Image sourced from The Star
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