More and more Kuala Lumpur residents are installing gates in their back lanes. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star
A FEW years ago in Taman Bukit Indah off Jalan Kelang Lama, Kuala Lumpur, residents living in Jalan Selera decided to instal a gate in their back lane with each household getting a key.
The particular stretch had 14 houses, however, not everyone was agreeable so the barricades were only installed in between households that were willing to pay for it.
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More and more Kuala Lumpur residents are installing gates in their back lanes. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star
This back lane in Taman Bukit Indah is not only gated, but cluttered with various objects.
A resident has made use of the back lane in Taman Bukit Indah to store a water tank.
Construction materials litter this back lane.
A resident in Bukit Indah has turned her back lane into a mini wet kitchen/
Chin has lodged reports with the authorities, including the police, as she wants the gates removed from her back lane.
Back lane gates make it difficult for workers to do their job such as cleaning drains and carrying out fogging.
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