Rawang villagers brought their case to Meteri Besar Selangor
Some 20 villagers from Kampung Sungai Terentang, Rawang, have submitted a complaint over the installation of high-tension electric cables and a transmission tower in their village to Menteri Besar Selangor.
Their plight began in 2005 when Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and the Gombak land office sent them notice to vacate their houses, to make way for installation of the infrastructure.
The villagers then formed a five-member action committee which met local elected representatives to resolve their problem. However, they were later told that nothing could be done as this is a “national project that involves public interest”.
Last week Selangor Menteri Besar visited the area together with some of the Selangor Exco members and also include some of the Ahli Majlis Selayang who were affected by the 275KV high tension transmission towers project from Kg Sg Terentang Rawang.
Basically, the villagers wanted to remain in the village and they hope the authority could adopt the alternative route for the high tension transmission towers.
In earlier meetings, Menteri Besar Selangor has basically accepted the proposal and he will seriously look in to this matter.
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