Transient beauty: Murals decorating the sides of buildings and back lanes in the Jalan Memanda commercial district are often blocked by parked vehicles. — SS KANESAN/The Star
Murals painted in the back and side lanes of shoplots in the Jalan Memanda commercial district in Ampang Jaya, Selangor, that were meant to attract visitors have become an eyesore and uninviting.
Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) has spent about RM1mil on the project at Taman Dato Ahmad Razali, which is part of the Local Agenda 21 Ampang Point beautification master plan.
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Transient beauty: Murals decorating the sides of buildings and back lanes in the Jalan Memanda commercial district are often blocked by parked vehicles. — SS KANESAN/The Star
A signboard to welcome visitors to the Senario Ampang mural lane is now carelessly discarded due to lack of maintenance.
Water from air-condition compressors has damaged the murals while moss has covered the ground making it slippery for pedestrians.
This doorway along a lane was once a beautiful site but is now left dirty and unsightly with water stains and creepers.
The murals at a lane within the Jalan Memanda commercial district are often blocked by parked cars and vehicles unloading goods.
MPAJ is taking action against vehicle owners who park in undesignated parking spaces in the Ampang Point commercial area.
