PETALING JAYA: Twenty-five residents of Pinggir Zaaba in Taman Tun Dr Ismail will be filing a civil suit against MRT Corp for insisting on building rail tracks near their residential area.

Pinggir Zaaba Residents Action Group claimed that they have been ignored by MRT Corp which is keen to expedite the construction of the railway system that runs through Klang Valley.

“We have faith in the justice system. We believe the courts will give us a fair hearing and address our concerns in the suit which we will file soon,” said a statement from the group.

On Nov 20, about 20 residents from Pinggir Zaaba staged a protest outside their homes in protest against MRT Corp’s construction of rail tracks that cuts across their neighbourhood.

They claimed that the tracks, some of which were being built just 14 metres away from their homes, is causing noise pollution and damage to their properties.

The affected householders said that they have had meetings with MRT Corp and Syarikat Prasarana Bhd on the matter since early this year, but no proper solution was offered.

The residents said that they had no choice but take legal action against the project as previous overtures to find an amicable solution with MRT Corp did not result in the desired solution.

“We have lost faith in MRT Corp and we doubt it would take the necessary measures to address our concerns,” the statement read.

MRT Corp, a government linked company, was set up for the purpose of implementing Malaysia’s first integrated and sustainable mass rapid transit railway.

i wish to go their house and throw eggs at it man.... don't be so selfish. MRT is for the benefits of rakyat. if u tak suka MRT to near to you, sell the property and move somewhere else. Just because of this 25 id*ots and now the MRT might get delay delay and delay.

In the earlier part of news, they want MRT Corp to buy out their houses, but later after referring to a committee, MRT Corp decided not to buy their houses. And so, adding to the fact that the alignment won't be changed...they now looking a filing a suit against MRT.

http://www.themalaysiantimes.com.my/mrt-co...ir-zaaba-houses

by the will of the majority they will lose.... but by the will of privacy and private property, they will win.

care to elaborate?

its not like mrt are using their land rite

They can use noise pollution and their safety as pretext to winning the case. Safety is jeopardized when there is access to it.

i tot i already mention this to you few month ago.. kampung2005.. not to build stupid lrt  in damansara.. you ruin their place....ppl like you ..no planning...only fail the property..shame on you

sound barriers can be built, safety is a vague issue imo

kid  : when u own ur dream home then only discuss and call other selfish

Yep, barriers can be erected but it cannot filter all noise. Safety is a vague issue but like most of the people, I don't like it when i see people or strangers hang around, move around within the vicinity of my dream home.