Residents urge DBKL to step up enforcement at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa
Residents of Taman Tasik Titiwangsa are urging Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to step up its role as a regulator within the neighbourhood.
In a live press conference held today, Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad claimed that since Taman Tasik Titiwangsa has been reopened to the public with the loosening of lockdown restrictions, various issues within the area have surfaced...
Residents of Taman Tasik Titiwangsa are urging Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to step up its role as a regulator within the neighbourhood.
In a live press conference held today, Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad claimed that since Taman Tasik Titiwangsa has been reopened to the public with the loosening of lockdown restrictions, various issues within the area have surfaced.
This included the advent of unlicensed stall owners on the skirts of the park - which are purported to be unhygienic and causing traffic congestion in the area.
Nik Nazmi noted that while the DBKL has invested a sum of RM100 million in restoring the neighbourhood park, it is vital that they manage the issues that arise with it to avoid further problems in the area.
“We understand that people want to do their business and want to find some extra money, but it should be regulated where the stalls should be specifically placed - not all over the park or outside of the park.
“(The area should be built) with proper toilets so that cleanliness can be maintained.
“We also need to ensure we do not get a cluster in that area. This is very crucial because the virus is in the community, so we don’t want that problem to happen,” he said.
He added that the residents are not trying to antagonise the stall owners, therefore, he hoped DBKL would find a solution so that residents and stall owners in the area can co-exist in harmony.
Taman Tasik Titiwangsa residents’ association chairperson Dr Guna Sittampalam noted that toilet facilities and water supply are lacking along Jalan Kuantan.
“In the Jalan Kuantan area, there are no proper toilet facilities and no water supply, even for the stall owners to wash their hands properly or answer nature’s call,” said Guna, who was also present at the press conference.
He urged DBKL to intervene immediately in the interest of avoiding another epidemic within the area.
“It could be Covid-19, typhoid, cholera, dysentery - it could be anything and it’s going to go on and on,” he added.
Meanwhile, in a statement released to the media during the press conference, the residents voiced their concerns about traffic congestion in the area.
They noted that traffic within the neighbourhood worsens on weekends and public holidays due to the influx of visitors to the park - which is a popular leisure spot for Klang Valley residents - and street traders operating along Jalan Kuantan.
The group claims that the situation is so bad that the traffic would be congested along Jalan Pahang to Jalan Genting Klang/Gombak which then leads to gridlock at the nearby roundabout.
“This is very serious because there are several hospitals in the vicinity and this will be an inconvenience to the residents,” said the group.
Additionally, Guna voiced concerns over the conversion of some residential properties in the area into event venues such as wedding halls.
“As it is, the whole area is already cluttered and congested, and to have another two wedding halls there without proper facilities such as car parking systems, storage, and things like that... It’s going to be a nightmare,” said Guna.
Nik Nazmi concurred.
“Yes, it is a residential area and it will be a problem in the future for the residents if the houses are used for events such as weddings.
“When it is a wedding venue, there will be a large crowd,” said Nik Nazmi.
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