As a resident of Puchong for the past two decades, I wish to highlight the critical situation our community faces due to unchecked, aggressive development.
We are seeing massive clearing of steep slopes and large tracts of land, such as along the approach road to Mutiara Indah Puchong, without public consultation and environmental impact surveys or similar disclosures.
Stripping these slopes and land poses a severe landslide and soil erosion risk to nearby residential neighbourhoods.
Furthermore, the alleged sale of parts of the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve threatens what little green lung we have left.
This overdevelopment has forced a severe infrastructure crisis upon us.
Every day, thousands of hardworking families pay the price in gridlock.
Traffic on the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) has reached breaking point, with agonising standstills lasting hours every morning and evening.
Leave Bandar Bukit Puchong at 6.40am, you may reach Damansara Phileo at 9.30am. It takes over 1.5 hours to traverse the highway from Puchong and past the LDP Cable Bridge.
This is not just an inconvenience; it is eroding family time, deteriorating mental and physical health, and severely degrading the quality of life that we citizens deserve.
Puchong urgently needs a moratorium on new development approvals, until comprehensive traffic and environmental impact studies are evaluated.
With vacancy and “For Rent” signs littered all over Puchong, there is no logical justification for more high-density projects.
A rail line running parallel to the LDP should be initiated, so that those in Puchong commuting to work in Petaling Jaya don’t have to cross into Kuala Lumpur to reach Petaling Jaya.
There is a dire need for last-mile connectivity.
Strict protections for our slopes, forest reserves and tree verges should be actively enforced.
More parks and walking paths for children, adults and the elderly are required.
Don’t make Puchong into another concrete jungle.
Family well-being, public safety and environmental justice must be prioritised.
Frustrated resident
Taman Mutiara Indah Puchong
