Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) removed the barrier gates along Jalan BK3/3A and Jalan BK3/3B after the BK3 Residents’ Association (RA) failed to meet a Sept 2 deadline to open the automatic gates for residents.
During the Oct 1 operation, MBSJ removed the gates’ bars, but part of the structure was left untouched.
MBSJ had ordered for the removal of the RFID (radio-frequency identification) and ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) systems at the barrier gates of both roads after finding that the RA failed to follow existing regulations.
Earlier, StarMetro reported MBSJ’s statement that the RA did not comply with the Town and Country Planning Department’s guarded-community guidelines and had obstructed public roads.
MBSJ Zone 18 councillor Mehanatan Embamurthi said MBSJ has also cut off the power supply for the RFID and ANPR systems.
He urged the RA to engage with MBSJ’s Town Planning Department to discuss on the rectifications needed to resolve the issue.
“Though it is important to have a security system to ensure the residents’ safety, it must abide by existing regulations set by the authorities,” he said.
Jalan BK3/6 resident Saravanan Karuppan, 51, described MBSJ’s move as the first step towards resolving the issue that had troubled some residents in the Puchong neighbourhood since last year.
“The RFID system on Jalan BK3/3B is exclusively reserved for RA members. Non-RA residents like me are forced to go through the ANPR gate on Jalan BK3/3A, which takes a further loop to reach my house on Jalan BK3/6,” he said.
Another resident Prabakaran Balakrishnan, 59, also living on Jalan BK3/6, said non-RA residents were also required to register their identity cards or driving licence when they went through the ANPR gate in Jalan BK3/3A.
“If the security guard on duty recognised us, he would let us pass. If he doesn’t, we would need to go through this hassle every time we want to return to our home,” he said.
StarMetro also reported that the RA has applied for permission to operate its guarded-community scheme until December.
An MBSJ spokesman told StarMetro that the council would review the matter again at the end of the year.
The city council would also check with the land office whether the RA had applied for a temporary occupational licence to place its guardhouse and obtained approvals for electricity supply.
