Goat pen, two cow sheds demolished in Klang

THE KLANG District and Land Office enforcement department has demolished a goats’ pen and two cow sheds built on a parcel of land sandwiched between Sungai Aur and Jalan Remia 2 in Bandar Botanic.

Operations to demolish the structures on the farm began at 10.33am Monday (Feb 17) after a protracted discussion with the farm owners, who had agreed to have the loafing shed built on stilts and the two cow sheds to be demolished.

Owners of the farm were told to remove the 60 goats from the loafing shed and 80 cows from the two sheds before it was brought down.

The animals were seen running helter-skelter onto Jalan Remia 2.

Klang District and Land Office chief assistant district officer Mohd Shahrizal Mohd Salleh (pic), 40, said the demolition exercise was incident free after much discussion with the farm workers and through mutual understanding, the animal sheds were flattened using two excavators.

Mohd Shahrizal said the parcel of land had been reserved for the building of a mosque.

“I have been told that the 0.8ha plot of land is under the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department and plans have been approved to build the Masjid Jamek Cina Muslim, to cater to Chinese Muslims and the construction works will start this year, ” he said.

Earlier, at 9.15am, about 50 Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel accompanied by water cannon were on standby but the demolition was incident free.

Also present to help keep the peace were the Blue Beret Marine Police, South Klang Police Department plainclothes and uniformed personnel and the Klang Municipal Council enforcement officers.

Mohd Shahrizal added that there are plans to widen Sungai Aur for flood mitigation purposes.

“With regards to the two shrines at the site - Persatuan Penganut Marimuttu Sri Nagammal and Sri Adhiparasakthi - we have given them seven working days to remove the statues and prayer items before the Klang District and Land Office demolishes the structures, ” he said.

Mohd Shahrizal added that ample time had been given to the operators of the farm to relocate.

“Operators of the farm have been given two plots of land at Olak Lempit in Tanjung Dua Belas, Kuala Langat, to relocate their animals under the Cattle Rearing Translocation Project, ” he said.