Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Press coverage on LRT realignment issue at BK 3, Bandar Kinrara

Some of the press coverage on our action.

The Star
Read the full The Star article here.

China Press
Read the full China Press article here.

Sin Chew Daily
Read the full Sin Chew Daily article here

Nanyang
Read the full Nanyang Daily article here


Saturday, April 21, 2012

Prasarana must try harder to realign track from green lung to median!

This morning BK 3 residents came out in full force, urging Prasarana to try harder in order to move the LRT track away from their green lung area to the median.

No one is against the LRT project, the residents just have a simple request.

The message is loud and clear.

SAVE OUR TREES
NO LRT TRACK NEXT TO OUR HOUSES
NO NOISE POLLUTION
GIVE US BACK THE GREEN BUFFER ZONE
RAISE UP STATION 04 & THE TRACK TO CLEAR THE RAMP
LISTEN TO THE 'RAKYAT'

AND.. PRASARANA MUST TRY HARDER TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.























A big "THANK YOU" for all the residents who turned up and showed their support this morning.


Thursday, April 19, 2012

Show your support, save our green lung!

After all this while, we still can not be sure if the realignment of the track can be done. Although we manage to get them to cancel station no. 5, that only solves half of our problem. The track will still be running at our green lung. We still want some answers.

Do you need some update? Do you still want to save our green lung?

Show up this Saturday morning at Jalan BK 3/3C to show your support. Reporters will be here to hear what you have to say. We will also try to answer some questions that you might have. Show up with you own placard. Stand up and be counted.

Date: 21st April 2012
Day: Saturday
Location: Jalan BK 3/3C (near pedestrian bridge)
Time: 9:00am sharp

Show your support, save our green lung

As many of you know, some of the trees have been cut to make way for the new LRT track. We have been trying very hard to have them stop temporarily. However, there is no promise that the realignment can be done. The tree cutting exercise may continue again very soon. Are you concern that the trees will be cut? The tracks too close to our homes? Green lung lost forever? Don't let them do this to us. We want our community the way it is.


Stop cutting our trees!
 
Let's show up in full force again to save our green lung. Don't let them cut our trees.


Friday, March 23, 2012

Hear the sound of chainsaw? Trees gone forever?


It has occurred to us that some of the residents, especially those staying at Jalan BK 3/3B, 3/3C and 3/3E, are still not awared that the green lung right in front of the their houses will be gone forever very soon.

All these trees will be chopped down & replaced with LRT track.

In case the residents haven't found out yet, the new Ampang line LRT track will be running RIGHT AT OUR GREEN LUNG, and not at the middle of Bukit Jalil highway.

In other words, all the TREES WILL BE CUT to make room for the new LRT tracks.

All the trees cut. This is what our green lung will look like very soon.

In fact, it can happen any moment now. Although  we are still fighting to keep the track off the green lung, the answer we get from Prasarana is not too encouraging. Although at this moment station no. 5 is cancelled, we are still left with the task of trying to get the track off our green lung.

That's why we need you, especially those staying at BK 3/3B, 3/3C and 3/3E to come forward to SHOW YOUR SUPPORT, since you are affected the most by this development.

Yes, you better wake up

There is a briefing again tomorrow at the time at location listed below that we want you to attend:

Date: 24th. March, Saturday
Time: 6pm (evening)
Location: 1, Jalan BK 3/3C (in front of En. Amin's house)
(near pedestrian bridge)

We will update all residents of the latest development on the LRT project. 

Time is running out. This will be our last-ditch effort trying to make something happen.

It is time to wake up before it is too late.

p/s: This blog is not going to reach everyone. So we need a favour. Check and see if your neighbours are awared of the problem. If not, inform them. Then ask them to inform their neigbours too..



Monday, March 19, 2012

Too close for comfort

Anyone who travels on Bukit Jalil highway can see the construction of LRT track is getting closer to our area. The barricades and piling machines are there, and some of us may have noticed workers are roaming in and out of our area. Needless to say, the decision has to be made very soon on the realignment of the tracks.

From the information we gathered recently, Prasarana has prepared their report for a second dialogue on the realignment. We will meet them again very soon to discuss the matter further.

We also found that their contractor had come in the other day to chopped off some of trees at our green lung. However, we managed to get them to stop until the final decision on the alignment of track is made.

Some trees already cut at our green lung

Some piling machines have also started work at Kinrara industrial area next to the pedestrian bridge, making one wonder if station no. 5 is back on again. However, Prasarana has told us that station no. 5 is still off at this moment. We just hope that they are not pulling our legs.

Piling machine at Kinrara Industrial Park

Honestly speaking no one can tell how the outcome will be on the realignment of the track. One thing for sure is the residents of BK3 have been showing great solidarity in the whole ordeal. We are still hoping for the best in the upcoming second dialogue in MPSJ. You continuing support is still required until the end.


Friday, February 24, 2012

Back to Drawing Board!


It is consensus opinion amongst BK3 residents who attended the dialogue in MPSJ yesterday that Prasarana should go back to drawing board again to restudy the alignment of the LRT track.
 
Prasarana should go back to drawing board

With the presence of YB Theresa Kok, residents who attended the dialogue pointed out no matter how difficult it is, it is still an engineer's job to find the best solution to realign LRT track back to the middle of Bukit Jalil highway. 

As it is now, Prasarana is just taking the easy way out without considering the negative impact the tracks will bring to the residents.

Although the residents found out from the dialogue station no. 5 is indeed canceled (now marked in the drawing as possible future expansion station), nothing has been done to the realignment of the LRT track.

There are other parties present who wanted the station back but they were easily out-numbered by the residents of BK 3. The support from the residents of BK3 has been incredible all this while, even after facing so many obstacles, including sacrificing their time during work hours to attend the dialogue yesterday.

Some proponent of station no. 5 also feel bad for the residents in BK3, and openly supported the effort to push for the realignment of the tracks as well. 

It is inconclusive at this moment whether station no. 5 will be brought back but judging from the presence of the supporters from various camps, BK3 residents definitely have the upper hand.

One clear message we are sending to them is there is no way BK3 residents can accept station no. 5 in our area without realignment of the LRT track.

Say no to LRT track on green lung


In a separate event, it is rather unfortunate some residence in KL have to face similar predicament as us here in BK 3 with the MRT alignment. Is Prasarana really bulldozing their way aruond? According to Ong Tee Keat, they certainly are (read the full article here).

Malaysia Insider article on MRT realignment issue


Are they doing the same thing to us here in BK3? It certainly feels that way.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Update on LRT station no. 5 and track realignment

A quick update on the issue.

The state is having second thoughts on cancelling station no. 5. Apparently there are some parties who want the station to be put back at our area.

As with the realignment of the track, we haven't heard any more news on that since the last update.

With that in mind a meeting has been arranged by Mr. Gobind Singh and MPSJ for all parties to present their points.

We urge all the residents to show up up and support our effort to keep station no. 5 out of our area, and at the same time keep voice out our concern on the track in our green lung area.

THE MORE PEOPLE THE BETTER!

In order to show that we are serious what we want, please show up in full force to provide your support.


                    Date: 23rd, 2012 Thursday
                    Time: 3pm
                    Venue: Laman Kenaga, Aras 1, Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya




Again, if you need to take a half day leave, please do. If you don't have transport and want to be there, contact us. If you can not make it, ask your neighbour or relative to attend. Your support is the utmost important thing now.