PPj aims to turn Putrajaya, seen here from Millennium Monument, into a low-carbon city by 2030. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
PUTRAJAYA Corporation (PPj) has been urged to upgrade the infrastructure in government quarters in the administrative capital.
Putrajaya Precinct 18R8 Rukun Tetangga (RT) deputy chairman Kamal Hairon told StarMetro that parking was the most critical problem affecting the quarters.
“There is no dedicated parking spot in many of these buildings, forcing residents to park their vehicles by the roadside.
“This would cause more obstructions to the already narrow roads,” he said.
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He highlighted that the lifts in old government quarters, which were often in a bad condition, needed to be maintained.
“Some of the broken lifts are in the process of being repaired. However, the repairs are meaningless if there is no proper maintenance.
“Additionally, existing infrastructure such as playgrounds and sports facilities that are over 20 years old in all precincts also need to be upgraded,” he said.
Kamal added that many residents from the B40 group also complained of high bills for electricity and water as well as assessment tax and residential maintenance fees.
Due to a lack of parking space near the government quarters, residents park by the roadside. — Photos: LOW LAY PHON/The Star
Putrajaya Residents Representative Council (MPP) sub zone 3 president Zarina Ismail urged PPj to regularly monitor the number of stray animals in the city.
“Animals like cows, monitor lizards and even wild boars have encroached on residential areas.
“Though crows and pigeons are not a big issue here, their droppings still pollute the environment and therefore need to be dealt with,” she said, adding that a lot of stray dogs and cats were caught last year.
Zarina also said although the animals had not damaged their property or caused any injuries to residents, they kept coming back as people liked to feed them.
She also noted that the community’s participation in PPj’s low-carbon initiatives needed to be enhanced.
“PPj aims to turn Putrajaya into a low-carbon city by 2030, which means we still have five years to go.
“The process of educating the people on the importance of recycling over the past few years has been successful,” she said.
Zarina said about 60% of the residents had now started to sell their used cooking oil to Alam Flora instead of throwing the oil into drains.
“PPj should encourage more people to participate in these initiatives,” she said.
She also acknowledged PPj’s efforts in providing high-quality public infrastructure for residents.
