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Hulu Semenyih Muslim Cemetery Project Planned Since 2005 - Hannah

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- The government has stressed that the Federal Territory Muslim Cemetery Development Project in Hulu Semenyih, Selangor, has been planned since 2005 to address the shortage of Islamic burial land in Kuala Lumpur while helping to ease traffic congestion in Semenyih.

In a Facebook post tonight, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said the clarification was issued following confusion that had gone viral on social media regarding the project.

She said that besides meeting the needs of residents in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (FTKL), the project would also benefit the local community, with 10 per cent of the cemetery's capacity allocated for the burial of residents from surrounding areas in Selangor.

“The existing Islamic burial grounds in FTKL have exceeded 70 per cent occupancy. As of June 2023, only about 29 per cent, or 34,496 plots, remained available, and these are expected to meet the needs only until around 2032.

“Therefore, the provision of a new burial site is an urgent necessity to safeguard the welfare of the Muslim community in the future,” she said.

She said the project would be implemented through a public-private partnership on a 332.6-acre site owned by the Federal Lands Commissioner.

Under the agreement, the developer will fully bear the cost of providing infrastructure, including staff quarters, a surau, administrative office, cafeteria, toilets, guardhouse and earthworks for 104,470 Muslim burial plots for FTKL.

Hannah said the project land would remain under the ownership of the Federal Lands Commissioner, while the management, administration and operation of the Muslim cemetery would remain under the jurisdiction of the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI), and not be managed by any private company.

On the construction of a link road from Jalan Sungai Lalang to the SILK Highway, she said the total project cost of RM93.89 million would not be borne by the government, but financed by the developer as a development condition imposed by the Selangor government.

She said the 4.3-kilometre link road would be built to ease traffic congestion while providing a smoother alternative route for local residents.

“The Federal Territories Department (JWP) stresses that the project has undergone technical assessments, a Value Management Lab evaluation and the approval processes of both the Selangor state government and the Federal Government.

“Every decision made is based on the public interest to ensure the welfare of the people is safeguarded while providing better basic facilities for future generations,” she said.

-- BERNAMA

 

 

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