KUALA LUMPUR: A coalition of residents’ associations is calling for a proposed government housing project in Bukit Jalil to be scrapped, arguing that it deviates from the Kuala Lumpur Local Plan (PTKL) 2040.
Gabungan Persatuan Penduduk, which comprises the Bukit Jalil, Bandar Kinrara, and Taman Puncak Jalil residents’ associations, said it was frustrated by the government’s continued push for the project despite widespread local opposition.
“We are aggrieved by the government’s decision to push ahead with a mega project involving 17,000 housing units at Bandar Madani Bukit Jalil, without taking into account protests from the local community,” the coalition's chairman, Zainuddin Zainal, said.
Representatives from the coalition were present to hand over a memorandum to Pakatan Harapan MPs Teresa Kok (Seputeh), Tan Kok Wai (Cheras), Zahir Hassan (Wangsa Maju) and V Ganabatirau (Klang).
Also present were about 30 residents who had gathered outside the Parliament gates, holding placards to protest the project.
The coalition said the proposed development, which spans 46.73 acres, has an estimated plot ratio of 1:7.1. This exceeds the plot ratios stipulated in PTKL 2040, which are 1:3.0 for Plot 1 and 1:5.0 for Plot 2.
The residents also questioned why registrations had opened while a formal review of PTKL 2040, requested by the community, was still under way.
They said the strain on existing infrastructure remained a major concern for those residing in the area.
The coalition said the number of residential units within a 3km radius had surged from 3,000 in 1998 to 74,324 in 2026, housing a population of 209,908.
It said upon completion of the Bandar Madani Bukit Jalil project, the number of residential units in the area is projected to reach 95,859, with the population expected to rise to 277,235 by 2031.
Kok, who expressed support for the residents, praised the mobilisation of 75 organisations and NGOs opposing the development.
“I am glad to see the people of Bukit Jalil, Bandar Kinrara, and Taman Puncak Jalil coming together and making their voices heard,” she said.
She criticised federal housing developer PR1MA Corporation Malaysia, an agency under the housing and local government ministry, for allegedly bypassing planning regulations and flouting town planning guidelines.
Kok also noted that only 1,750 units, or about 10% of the total planned, would be designated as affordable homes, while the remaining 90% would be sold at market rates.
She urged the government to suspend all registration activities pending the completion of Kuala Lumpur City Hall's ongoing micro-planning studies and the PTKL 2040 review.
She also said she would personally deliver the residents’ memorandum to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and push for a direct dialogue between him and the coalition.