Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email This kind of SNAFU can happen, so just focus on the solution – get a new piece of land. The school need not worry because our DPM said vernacular schools are not marginalized. The government will fully cover the cost of relocating the school to another location, its the responsibility of MIC to ensure this. Selangor government also said they take care of vernacular schools, so they will find a suitable land. Or Prasarana can help to identify a replacement land and state government can approve it. Its the responsibility of the federal and state governments, so I’m wondering what the school is being made to run around making applications to Land Office. Just be clear and insist on new buildings to be completed before any LRT construction is done. I don’t believe in temporary relocation because the “temporary” can turn out to be 3 years, 5 years, or even 20 years in cabins or shoplots!
Hendak seribu daya, tak hendak seribu dalih (where there’s a will, there’s a way).
SJK (T) CASTLEFIELD in Taman Perindustrian Puchong is in a tight spot after learning that the site it had identified for relocation has been taken up by another Chinese school.
Its board of directors chairman Nagamuthu Periasamy said the school had to be relocated because the proposed LRT project would have six pillars built within its current school compound.
The school had submitted an application to the Land Office for a 2.4ha site in Persiaran Indera, Pusat Bandar Puchong last September.
However, Puchong MCA has also identified the same plot of land for the relocation of SJK (C) Kheng Chee from Ladang Bukit Dinding in Karak.
On Monday, StarMetro reported that Puchong MCA announced that it was ready to submit architectural drawings to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) in late October and the school would be ready for the 2013 intake.
Nagamuthu said the announcement came as a shock to them.
“The Department of Environment confirmed that the LRT route would pose a health hazard for the children.
“Therefore, we have been looking at relocation. The Land Office is in the midst of getting the opinion of other relevant authorities, such as Public Works Department, MPSJ and Selangor Education Depart-ment, before granting us the approval,” he said.
SJK (T) Castlefield, with 500 students and 35 teachers, currently sits on a 1.01ha land in Jalan TPP 1/17 in Taman Perindustrian Puchong. It has been in operation since 1988.
source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/9/22/central/9538101&sec=central
