MPKj successfully rehabilitated an illegal dumpsite that had caused misery to residents for years.
ONE of Kajang Municipal Council’s (MPKj) biggest achievements this year was resolving the harmful gas emission and odour problem stemming from an illegal dumpsite in Sungai Long.
MPKj president Nazli Taib said residents in the surrounding areas had been suffering for more than five years as an uncontrolled underground fire at the 2ha dumpsite was emitting smoke and foul smells.
“We had spent about RM500,000 to rehabilitate the site but there had not been much improvement.
“This year, the Economy Ministry allocated RM2mil to address the problem.
“We rehabilitated the area by removing waste and installing pipes to channel the methane gas to other areas before burning off the gas using flares.
“This action effectively ended the long-standing issue, greatly improving the quality of life for nearby residents.”
Nazli said the site’s landowners were in the midst of surrendering the land to the state.
“The landowners were unaware that their land had been encroached upon and misused for illegal activities.
“They have volunteered to give up their land to the state,” he said.
Another long-standing problem will be settled with the construction of a permanent market for Bandar Sungai Long.
For nearly three decades, the traders had been operating along Persiaran SL1.
A nearby piece of land was redesignated for the market a few years ago, with the Housing and Local Government Ministry allocating RM15mil under Budget 2025 to build a permanent market.
To increase MPKj’s non-tax revenue, the municipal council started collecting parking fees for 3,206 bays at 17 locations in Kajang, Semenyih and Cheras.
Charges have been set at 50sen per hour, with monthly passes priced at RM72.20.
MPKj also intensified efforts to legalise unlicensed factories, especially in the Semenyih industrial area.
The initiative is expected to help MPKj ensure safer practices in the factories.
In the council’s pursuit of city status, Nazli said MPKj was awaiting new guidelines from Housing and Local Government Ministry.
“We have fulfilled conditions of the existing guidelines and awaiting to see if there are other areas of the new guidelines that we need to comply with in order to be awarded city status,” he said.
