MPSJ will be setting up a committee to look into the strategies of spending the RM2.2mil allocated from the NKRA initiatives. I'm sure there are some rules on what & how we can spend it, but we'll work within that framework to get the best deal possible...


Council to receive RM2.2mil allocation

Mayor Speaks
By ADNAN MOHD IKHSAN
Subang Jaya


The federal government has allocated RM2.2mil to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council to implement a Safe City Programme.
We are one of the 12 local councils chosen to receive the allocation in the country through the crime National Key Result Areas (NKRA).
With the funds, we will be able to take preventive measures at crime hotspots identified by the police.
Among the measures include installing more streetlights, safety mirrors and alarms at crime-prone zones and separating pedestrian paths from motor lanes with barriers or plants.
Last Friday, we conducted a site visit with OCPD Subang Jaya Asst Comm Zainal Rashid Abu Bakar to conduct crime-mapping.
Checking up: The MPSJ’s CCTV control room.
A total of 12 crime hotspots in Subang Jaya and Puchong were pinpointed.
With the crime statistics presented, we will then decide on what has to be done in the specific areas.
We will be forming a Safe City Programme sub-committee — comprising councillors, police, Immigration Department, TNB, and Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation — to monitor and coordinate the implementation of the programme.
We hope the close cooperation between the MPSJ and the police will help curb crime in areas under the MPSJ’s jurisdiction.
The programme will be ongoing until the zero crime rate is achieved.
Another RM1.15mil was also allocated by the Housing and Local Government Ministry to upgrade 77 bus stops.
We have identified the bus stops and are appointing contractors for the project.