Non-gazetted land slips down cracks

Folk in Kampung Semarak, Seri Semarak and Kampung Baru Air Panas People’s Housing Projects in Kuala Lumpur are shocked to find out that their beloved recreational park now belongs to a private company.Public toilets at the park are in a state of disrepair.

“I thought it was really odd that an entire park was left abandoned with no notification from the authorities,’’ said Siti Sairah Abdullah, 42, another long-time resident of PPR Seri Semarak.“It was only after asking around that news about the park being sold to a private company surfaced, yet there was nothing official from DBKL,’’ added Siti.

Hundreds of people turned up at the event where Kuala Lumpur MPs, DBKL senior directors and the public planted trees around the park.“So imagine my shock and anger to hear that my children’s park has been sold!Amir Hamzah, 41, who lived in PPR Sungai Bonus loved the park as it was near his house. The site is in a derelict state with broken down buildings and a refuse room torched to the ground, as StarMetro found during a recent visit.In a written statement, a DBKL Corporate Commu-nications spokesperson confirmed it had vacated the park after the land was sold to a private company.

“However, the company sued for breach of contract and won at the High Court and Court of Appeal. It is no doubt sad,’’ he said.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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