Sole Indian representative in the Public Hearing Committee

The Indian representation in the Public hearing committee on the KL City 2020 Draft Plan is very disappointing.

Even after highlighting the disappearance of over 120 Hindu Temples and 2 crematorium all over Kuala Lumpur in the said KL Draft Plan the DBKL has failed miserably to appoint adequate Indian representatives to hear the grouses faced by the Indian Community.

As the special assistant to the Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng I have received numerous call citing utmost dissatisfaction on the appointment of the sole Indian representative Nithi Nesadurai. Numerous people have gone personally to the MP’s service centre to convey their disappointment.

I must question the rationale on how a single person could handle the entire KL woes albeit missing temple and crematorium and that the Indian Community views this as a serious matter. Such actions of not appointing sufficient representative for the Indians almost are liken to marginalising and belittling them which is not justifiable. City mayor as the relevant body responsible for the appointment of the committee members should be realistic as the other two races are well and highly represented.

I demand from DBKL that at least two more Indian of professional status be appointed to handle the grouses of the questionable KL Draft Plan.

Thank You.


A.Murugeshu
Special Assistant to Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng
DAP MP for Segambut
4/9/2008


Members of the public opinion hearing committee on the KL Draft Plan as reported by Star on 2 Sep, 2008.
1) Datin Paduka Dr Halimaton Saadiah Hashim (Chairman) - Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Institute for Environment and Development (Lestari).
2) Abdul Rashid Ibrahim - Former DBKL planning department director.
3) Professor Datuk Zainuddin Muhammad - Former director-general of town and country planning for peninsular Malaysia.
4) Chiam Soon Hock - Former DBKL building control and planning department director.
5) Datuk Mokhtar Long Idris - Former DBKL building control and planning department director.
6) Datuk Halijah Othman - Former DBKL deputy director-general.
7) Lau Lee Ching - Former DBKL deputy director-general.
8) Ibrahim Mohd - academician, faculty of built environment, Universiti Malaya.
9) Prof Jamalunlali Abdullah - academician, faculty of architecture, planning and surveying, Universiti Teknologi Mara.
10) Nor Azina Dahlan - academician, faculty of built environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
11) Prof Dr Alias Abdullah - academician, faculty of architecture and environmental design, International Islamic University Malaysia.
12) Mohd Ahyat Mohd Noor - member of the Malaysian Institute of Planners.
13) Tan Thean Siew - member of the Malaysian Institute of Planners.
14) Lee Chor Wah - deputy president of the Malaysian Architect Association.
15) Boon Che Wee - deputy president of the Malaysian Architect Association.
16) Fauzi Abu Bakar - corporate member of the Institute of Landscape Architects.
17) Datuk Jeffrey Ng - former chairman of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda).
18) Tan Ching Meng - branch secretary of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda).
19) Loh Chi Leong - executive director of the Malaysia Nature Society.
20) Nithi Nesadurai - president of the Environmental Protection Society Malaysia.