Taking up burial land

1 Alam Flora sub-contractors have been using land meant for burial plots for free for 10 years.2 StarMetro’s report in 2012. 3 Despite repeated notices by DBKL and FT Ministry, the Alam Flora sub-contractors are staying put without paying a single sen.4 DBKL had marked the hoardings, which surround the area occupied by the contractors, with a demolition date in 2014.5 An Alam Flora garbage truck parked inside the cemetery. The leachate from rubbish overflows into the burial ground.— Photos: P.NATHAN/The Star

IMAGINE this scenario – you allow your friend to stay for free in your house for a short period until they find alternative accommodation. But 10 years later, they are still “squatting” there and refuse to move out despite numerous reminders.

This is the dilemma faced by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) with a “friend” who is currently occupying a piece of land at the Christian cemetery in Cheras.