Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Bukit Gasing

Bukit Gasing. What is it? Where is it?
 Ok, I'll try to paint a picture hopefully we know where it is and what is currently going on making it a hot topic of discussion.
 - only 2km from where I stay
 - green lung in the middle of Klang valley
 - patch of hills which is still green
 - the border of Selangor and KL runs along the hill ridges
 - gazetted Selangor side, is only about 25% of the green hills. The other 75% falls under KL territory which the mayor has promised to protect but it's not happening.
 - KL side having bungalow development

Map of Bukit Gasing has a red line running from top to bottom. That's the Selangor-KL border.

Home to Bukit Gasing, that's one of my regular running routes. That's on road. Offroad trails are plentiful on the Gasing hills. Been doing trail runs there for years and still I've not covered 100% of the trails. I think I've only covered 80% of it.

Last Saturday, 24th March, I managed to group about 30 friends to have a fun walk/run in Bukit Gasing.This is to support Save Bukit Gasing group and also in conjunction with World Forest Day.
Many who turned up mentioned it's their 1st time visiting Bukit Gasing and some regular trail walkers were pleasantly surprised about the trail I led them on as they are always on the "highway" trail. I call it "highway" cos that's the widest and busiest trail on the hills. Normally I'll run the less trodden trails where it's just me and nature. I have a feeling I suffer from Biophilia, an appreciation of life and the living world, the urge to be close to nature!











Happy to see our effort published in the local dailies, Nanyang Siang Pau. Too bad no reporter from an English daily was there.

开发工程破坏环境 40人慢行保卫加星山

  • 由武吉加星之友所发起的支持保卫武吉加星慢行导览活动获得约20人的响应。
  • 杨坚华:武吉加星联合行动委员会不会放弃,继续上诉到底要求司法正视我们的安全。
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(八打灵再也25日讯)约20名来自各地区的人士以实际行动支持保卫加星山,携带家人参与慢行导览,透过加星山爱好者的引导,实地认识加星山。
这场由武吉加星之友所发起的为时1小时的慢行(slow walk)导览活动,于昨午举行,目的是希望让出席者了解加星的美丽。
现场展示森林照片
现场也设有迷你展览,向出席者展示加星山的卫星图、因工程开发而导致加星山被破坏的各种照片,让来自大城堡、吉隆坡、巴生等地区的人士,更深入了解加星山事件。
“希望让更多人知道,要接触优美的大自然,我们不必驱车到金马仑,其实在加星山即可享受到,在城市内也隐藏着这样一块瑰宝,许多人不了解我们反对开发工程的原因,因为他们根本不知道加星山的美丽。”
参与人士受询时说,他们是受到朋友的邀请前来参与导览,不仅希望借此表达支持保卫加星山,也让孩子更了解大自然,透过慢行的方式发掘大自然的奥秘。
居民担心发展过度土崩 杨坚华:继续上诉
武吉加星联合行动委员会代表杨坚华向《南洋商报》记者披露,虽然委员会入禀法庭检讨吉隆坡市政厅批准物业发展计划败诉,但该会仍不会妥协同时坚持继续上诉,要求司法正视开发工程不仅破坏加星山,而居民更关注的是安全问题。
“我们是这里的居民,不仅热爱着加星山,更担忧随着开发工程越多,山泥倒塌的事件也接踵而来。政府必须正视此事,若再批准这项计划,没有人可以保证居民的安全。”
地理历史价值高
杨坚华业说,联邦直辖区城市及福利部长拿督拉惹隆仄在地理上的知识有待加强。他强调,加星山在我国的地理历史广为人知,不论是垦殖时期或城市的发展,加星山都有着举足轻重的角色。
“部长以为开发了整座加星山,然后再把一个区区20英亩的土地改为武吉格灵芝就是还给人民一座绿肺。需知道,当年因为加星山下有个甘榜格灵芝,而不意味着该山就叫武吉格灵芝;随着被开放成各种商业中心后,甘榜没有了,却弄出一个武吉格灵芝,这根本是一个笑话。”
王雷蒙(译音):亲近自然不离首都
这场慢行导览主要是我们一群加星山爱好者通过朋友召集身边的人参与,主要是因为许多人不了解加星山,甚至不知道八打灵市内隐藏了一座如此美好的山,希望通过各地区人士的参与,能够让大家在往后想亲近大自然的时候,不必再驱车离开隆市。
陆宇宝(57岁,从商):留给孩子最好礼物
我来自大城堡,因为朋友邀约所以带着孙子前来,让他开开眼界。
我从报章上知道发展计划,我非常支持大家保卫加星山,因为城市中的绿肺不多,除了公园我们更需要山,尤其现今孩子们都过度沉迷在电子世界,能有机会保卫更多的山和美丽的大自然,是我们留给孩子最好的礼物。
陆见友(49岁,从事电子业):城市压力大可松懈
我住在灵市旧区,每周会前来3至4次,灵市有许多人都来到加星山做运动走走,城市生活压力太大,能在大自然中吸取清新空气,我认为是很好的放松方式。因此,我没有理由不支持保卫加星山。

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