THE Eco-Fan installed to improve the water quality at the Kelana Jaya lake in April 2008 has stopped functioning, according to Friends of Kelana Jaya Park (FOKJP). Its vice-president Jack Lim, 70, said the Eco-Fan was a pump installed at various locations of the lake to improve the water quality of the lake. He said…
PETALING Jaya City councillor Derek Fernandez said that the cause of the poor water quality in the Bukit Gasing Education Forest is the drainage system in the area. He said this in response to a report in StarMetro on March 11 headlined “Bukit Gasing still needs help”. Fernandez, the councillor in charge of Zone 12 (Sections 5…
KELANA JAYA 10 Feb. – Bagi mewujudkan kawasan perumahan yang lebih selesa dan bersih, Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) telah mengadakan majlis gotong-royong di sekitar kawasan SS7/17, SS7/26 dan SS7/28 baru-baru ini. Aktiviti gotong-royong yang berlangsung selama tiga jam itu, turut mendapat penglibatan dan sokongan daripada Komuniti Friends of Kelana Jaya Park dan Global Environment…
KELANA JAYA 8 Feb. – Menyaksikan panorama alam yang indah dengan lokasi yang strategik pasti membuatkan warga kota teruja untuk ke sana. Apatah lagi setelah seharian penat bekerja, peluang ini pasti direbut oleh setiap keluarga untuk beriadah sambil melakukan hobi mereka. Kedudukannya yang strategik iaitu berhampiran dengan Lebuh Raya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) menjadikan Taman Tasik Bandaran…
THE water in the Kelana Jaya lake at SS7 in Petaling Jaya is so dreadfully polluted that even touching it is not advisable. This sorry state of affairs was confirmed by an ongoing study conducted jointly by the Global Environment Centre (GEC) and the Department of Chemistry Malaysia. According to GEC River Care Programe officer…
KELANA JAYA 10 Feb. – Bagi mewujudkan kawasan perumahan yang lebih selesa dan bersih, Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) telah mengadakan majlis gotong-royong di sekitar kawasan SS7/17, SS7/26 dan SS7/28 baru-baru ini. Aktiviti gotong-royong yang berlangsung selama tiga jam itu, turut mendapat penglibatan dan sokongan daripada Komuniti Friends of Kelana Jaya Park dan Global Environment…
PETALING JAYA: Residents here have been assured that they will get three lakes and not only one pond for recreation. The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has promised PJ residents the “full package” once the Kelana Jaya Park is gazetted. MBPJ public relations director Haniza Abdul Hamid said this in response to a query by…
River silting has become a major concern as it leads to flash floods and other social, environment and health problems. StarMetro visits Sg Kayu Ara in search of the real issues behind the siltation. THE Sg Kayu Ara river in Petaling Jaya meanders through the city passing through residential districts and wellknown commercial landmarks. Yet…
PETALING JAYA: Kelana Jaya residents’ wish for their community park in SS7 here to be gazetted as a recreational area will soon materialise, if Seri Setia assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has his way. At a recent meeting with residents, Nik Nazmi said he would push for the park, owned by Selangor State Development Corporation…
MUAR: Malaysians can only dream of all rivers and the natural ecosystem returning to the good old days, said Force of Nature Foundation chairman Tan Sri Razali Ismail. Speaking to river watch groups from three villages in Pagoh, he said the damage caused to the ecosystem, including mangrove swamps, was irreparable. He said that efforts…