Residents unhappy over hillslope projects

GEORGE TOWN: Residents living around a hillside construction site in Sungai Ara here are unhappy over the project.

More than 30 representatives from four resident associations of SunriseGarden, Regency Heights and Raintree Garden A and B gathered to voice their grievances and concerns over the project.

State Gerakan local government bureau head Teh Leong Meng who met the residents, claimed that the developer was building two clubhouses and 14 blocks of apartments on a piece of land measuring about 32.7ha.

“The apartment blocks are between 10- and 21-storeys high. The project approved in February this year is above 76m. There will also be 92 bungalows.

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“The residents are unhappy that the project was allowed to proceed and want the state government to stop it,” he said yesterday.

He said the residents' primary concern was the issue on safety.

“Once the project is completed, the green lungs in the area will also be destroyed,” he claimed.

After visiting the group, Teh met up with another group of 15 residents from the Bukit Gambier area who also protested against a hillslope project there.

He claimed that the developer was building a 38-storey condominium along with seven bungalows.

“This project on 3.57ha of land is also above 76m and there will also be immense hill-cutting activities here,” he claimed.

He said the residents were against the project and were worried there would be flash floods or landslides.

“Even though the developer can claim they have taken slope protection measures, who can guarantee total safety?” he asked. - The Star