Sudhakaran, flanked by members of the Medan Damansara residents’ association, showing a copy of the report.
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PUTRAJAYA: After threatening to lodge a report with the anti corruption agency for almost a month, the residents of Medan Damansara finally submitted a report at the agency's headquarters here yesterday.
The report was against the mayor and the City Hall for allegedly approving a luxury bungalow development project in Medan Damansara without the green light from various government agencies.
The representatives from the Medan Damansara residents' association and a homeowner spent about 45 minutes yesterday at the ACA headquarters here to state their complaints.
The RA has been threatening to lodge a report with the ACA over the one month over the controversial development called Medan Damansara 21 reflecting the number of bungalows to be build at the hillslope which had upset the residents.
The developer started earthworks for the bungalows priced between RM10 and RM15 million each late last year, to the ire of the residents.
The developer SDB Damansara Berhad has since cleared parts of the hill and but had been issued with a stop work order after complains from teh residents.
On Aug 27 after a heavy downpour a landslip occurred and damaged two houses.
The landslip in Jalan Setiapuspa 1 had also forced two families to evacuate their homes. The developer have offered to pay for the families' hotel stays until the problem is rectified.
The residents claim that there was no proper irrigation built by the developer before they cleared the land and that a "mini-waterfall" happens whenever there is heavy rain.
They started raising their objections in December last year, saying that the development was on gradients of between 35 and 70 degrees, more than the allowed 35 degrees.
They also claimed that their demands for explanation have often been met with unsatisfactory answers.
Speaking to reporters after lodging the report, the Medan Damansara RA vice-president P. Sudhakaran said something was fishy about the development although it had not contravened any conditions and regulations set by the Drainage and Irrigation Department, as well as the Minerals and Geoscience Department.
"We want the development to be stopped, and for them to rectify the damages they have done," he said.
The residents would also lodge a police report soon on criminal negligence on City Hall's part.
"We are not here to cause problem. We just want to feel safe living in our houses. Some of these houses were built in the 70s," said K. F. Lee, a homeowner.
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