A few years ago, I had the good fortune to read in the press that the Selangor state government was launching an initiative to create a state park.

Being a resident of Selangor and a nature lover, I was very excited to read about this study effort.

Another year or so after that, I learned that the park study was complete and that the park was going to be launched by the menteri besar of Selangor, near the Taman Melawati area, at the base of the Klang Gates Ridge.

Even though I lived across town, I made a real effort to be there on that historic day, back in August 2005.

It was an exciting moment for residents of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, when the deputy prime minister himself officially launched the park, which was to be over 100,000 hectares in size.

This in acknowledgment of the critical role the park plays in protecting the nation's water resources.

There was some silence after the launching, but in 2007, it was announced in the papers that over 91,000 hectares was gazetted under the National Forestry Act, by the Selangor Forestry Department.

The department also promised that the remaining areas, over 15,000 hectares, would be gazetted soon. This again was wonderful news, to learn that the park was becoming a reality.

However, until today, I have not heard much about the Park, or about the remaining areas to be gazetted.

I am particularly worried about the Klang Gates Ridge, which I believe is one of the longest quartz outcrops in the world.

The ridge was the site of the park's launching, and it is really a geological wonder.

So I would like to remind the residents of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur that this park that protects our water, our bio-diversity and our natural heritage, is still incomplete.

I look forward to hearing more from the Selangor government and the Forestry Department as to when the remaining areas will be gazetted, and to see more promotion on the existence and location of the Selangor State Park.