MPSJ gives RM2,500 to owners to repair houses

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THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) will be contributing RM2,500 to buy 100 asbestos roof pieces for the houses that were affected by Sunday’s storm, said its president, Datuk Adnan Md Ikshan.

According to MPSJ public relations officer Azfarizal Abdul Rashid, 13 houses in Taman Serdang Raya, Seri Kembangan, had their roofs blown away during the storm that occurred at 1pm on Sunday.

The 30-year-old low-cost terrace houses are part of the Selangor State Development Corporation’s (PKNS) housing project.

“The MPSJ sent a team to check on the site at about 3.30pm after receiving the a report from the residents. Adnan also visited later in the evening,” said Azfarizal.

Repair time: MPSJ president Datuk Adnan Md Ikshan said the council would buy 100 asbestos roof pieces for the houses in Taman Serdang Raya, Seri Kembangan, that were hit by Sunday’s storm.

“With the assistance of the Residents’ Committee (JKP) and MPSJ councillor Sufari Tinnin, we identified the houses that had been damaged.

“The council was prepared to relocate residents to our council home, but after assessing the situation, we found that there was no need for the move,” added Azfarizal.

He said the residents would have to bear the installation costs themselves.

Azfarizal said the contributions would be given today.

Meanwhile, Adnan hoped that once the community market (pasar rakyat) in Jalan SK6/1, Seri Kembangan, was ready, it would resolve some of the problems at the existing Seri Kembangan morning market.

“The tender selection is being done now and renovation work is expected to start in early October,” he said.

“We hope to relocate those trading at less-than-suitable locations outside the present Seri Kembangan morning market building to the community market by the end of this year,” he said.

MPSJ councillor Tai Cheng Heng estimated that the community market would be able to accommodate about 180 stalls.

On another market that is supposed to be built for the Seri Kembangan community, Adnan said the issue was now being reviewed at the state level.

“The state government is reviewing the contract of the existing developer, and has yet to announce its decision,” he said.

“The developer was appointed in 2001 to help the state government with a housing project for squatters, and, in return, build a market.

“The squatters have already shifted but the market is yet to be built.”

He was speaking during a site visit with Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching, Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah and Tai at the Seri Kembangan morning market to address the traders’ complaints on theft and cleanliness.

Tai said the traders had complained of their goods being stolen from their stalls at night, and that the contractor was not carrying out its cleaning duties well as the drains are constantly clogged.

To address the theft issue, Adnan said the six gates at the market would be closed at night.

“We will let the traders decide the time the gates should be closed, and for the market’s traders association to manage this issue.

“The contractor will also be reminded to carry out his work properly,” he said.