Yet another Non-Governmental Organisation has been launched here and this time to save a green lung in Kelana Jaya. The “Friends of Kelana Jaya Park” was launched to ask the State Government to gazette the Taman Tasik Bandaran Kelana Jaya as a recreational park.

The Friends of Kelana Jaya Park was launched by Petaling Jaya Municipal Council President Datuk Ahmad Termizi Puteh at the boat house in the park. He said the council will look into the NGO’s appeal to gazette the park.

“Besides saving the lake from future development, we also want MPPJ to look into the cleanliness of the lake,” said Lake Restoration Work Project committee president Datuk Dr Wong Sai How.

He said that the quality of water in the lake was bad because of the dirty water that flows into it from the drains in the vicinity. He also said the lake is popular among Kelana Jaya folk who like to fish, jog and relax in the park in the evenings and during their free time.

The event was jointly organised by MPPJ and Global Environment Centre.
Besides the launch, a nature hunt contest and an exhibition on nature and the environment were also
held.