However, the residents and Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzli are claiming otherwise.
Bangsar Rising Sdn Bhd senior manager Patrick Lim said that to address the residents’ concerns, DBKL had stipulated that the developer provide an independent geotechnical check report, a clearance letter from the minerals and geoscience department (JMG) and a wider traffic study before earthwork approval.
“We have followed all DBKL procedures and fulfilled all the technical requirements including the Traffic Impact Assessment to obtain all approvals strictly based on the Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020,” said Lim in a statement to FMT.
FMT had reported that the residents had been protesting against a proposed 32-storey apartment project for more than a year. They claimed that they had not been consulted.
At a meeting between stakeholders on March 27, they were informed that the development was now for a 34-storey, 180-unit serviced apartment.
Lim also said the company had obtained clearance from JMG that no natural stream is flowing through the proposed development site.
However, the residents say there is a natural waterway in the area, which they claim was confirmed by JMG in 2014.
“Also, we had suggested an additional exit from the development to Jalan Kemuja to ease the traffic discharge to Jalan Abdulllah. DBKL had accepted the proposal,” he said.
Contacted later, Lim said DBKL had given all the necessary approvals, except for the earthworks plan.
Ksharmini Thanigasalam, who had represented the residents in working with Save Kuala Lumpur (SKL), said the developer had not addressed their concerns and that they were still waiting for the reports and TIA by the developer and DBKL.
“We have been kept in the dark and have been requesting and waiting for the reports so we can consult independent parties, especially on the safety of the slope,” she told FMT.
She said she and 16 other residents had sent a letter to DBKL stating that they had not received any updates on the latest proposals on the project, and were asking if all the reports had been handed to DBKL.
“It was decided during the meeting on March 27 that the developer cannot proceed with the project unless they fulfil all the requirements by DBKL and Fahmi. The residents find that the process is incomplete without a strategic communication session,” the letter said.
The residents expressed shock that the developer was attempting to proceed with the preliminaries of conducting the dilapidation survey when they had not been informed if the “further requirements” by DBKL had been met.
However, Lim said the project’s dilapidation report had been submitted in September, noting that there were a few neighbours who had yet to fill up the survey.
SKL chairman M Ali has called for DBKL to reveal the findings of the report to the residents as they are the affected party in the matter.
“DBKL is morally bound to engage and to be transparent with the residents. We have gone through countless meetings and have not received anything conclusive until today,” he said.
Fahmi said he had informed both the developer and DBKL to share the reports with the residents.
“They have a right to this information and it shouldn’t be kept a secret,” he said.