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Forest reserve gazetted in Puchong<\/a>
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\nBy THO XIN YI, July 24, 2010<\/em><\/p>\n

THERE was good news for Puchong residents when their objection to a proposed cemetery in Saujana Puchong was granted.<\/em><\/p>\n

The 22.26ha site has been gazetted as a forest reserve.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kinrara assemblyman Teresa Kok delivered the good news yesterday together with Subang Jaya municipal councillors Cheah Sang Soon and Stephen Chin, and United Residents Association Puchong chairman Chik Chum.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nFor all to see: A signboard stating that the area has been gazetted as a forest reserve.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kok said she received a notification on July 21 signed by state executive council clerk Mohamad Yasid Bidin, which specified that Selangor has declared that the area shall be a permanent forest reserve known as Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve (Extension).<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIn November 2007, the area was earmarked for a cemetery in the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) draft plan.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe project drew strong opposition from the residents, and we had promised the residents in 2008 that we would fight for the site to remain as a green lung.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we couldn\u2019t gazette the site immediately as the process takes time,\u201d Kok said.<\/em><\/p>\n

She explained that the exco members and government officers had mixed views on the issue and she needed to convince them that the site was not suitable to be a cemetery, based on the objection from the people.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kok also added that the proposal for the cemetery came with good intentions but executed with poor planning.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe district office had to ensure there were burial grounds to cater to the people\u2019s needs.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe project was brought up some 10 years ago but the house buyers were not informed and Saujana Puchong evolved into a residential township.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a lesson to be learnt for the state government and local councils in town planning and zoning,\u201d Kok said.<\/em><\/p>\n

She clarified that the site was not gazetted as a burial ground though the previous state government had approved to change the status of the land from forestry to cemetery in 2002.<\/em><\/p>\n

The state planning department is now looking for alternative sites for the cemetery and one of the options is in Sepang.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are also plans to turn this 22.26ha land into a forest park.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve is not open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are considering a forest park for the people to walk in the forest and appreciate nature, and this will be carried out with as little destruction to the trees as possible,\u201d Kok said.<\/em><\/p>\n

She hoped the residents group, Signature Campaign Teamwork, which had applied for a judicial review on the proposed cemetery project, could contact her and other people\u2019s representatives directly for update on the issue.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe can be reached through e-mails and phone calls, so it is not necessary for us to talk through the media all the time,\u201d she said.<\/em><\/p>\n

Chik said he was delighted to hear the good news from Kok as the cemetery would certainly affect the residents\u2019 quality of life.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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