New field for Senawang Tamil school, maybe

MIC expects good news soon from JKR.

SENAWANG: MIC has obtained a promise from the Public Works Department (JKR) that it would consider acquiring land on which to build a new sports field for the Senawang Tamil School.

The promise came yesterday from a senior JKR official in the wake of protests against a planned flyover project that will cut across the current quarter-acre school field, reducing its size by a half.

Negeri Sembilan MIC chief T Rajagopalu told FMT that the official, Nor Azman Ismail, assured him he would bring up the matter with his superiors.

Nor Azman is the senior general manager for construction in JKR’s Special Projects Unit. He had a meeting at the school yesterday with MIC delegates, officials from the Negeri Sembilan Education Department, the headmaster of the school and the president of the school’s PTA.

Rajagopalu said he proposed that JKR acquire 1.5 acres of plantation land adjacent to the school for the new field.

“He was receptive to the idea and promised to bring the proposal to his bosses in Kuala Lumpur,” he said.

He added that he was confident of receiving “the good news” soon.

The PTA president, T Balakrishnan, said he was happy with the proposal but would withhold his congratulations at least until the acquisition of the land was confirmed.

“Yes, the proposal is a good idea,” he said. “But this is just a proposal that hasn’t been confirmed. I have first to see the document first for the land acquisition. I also need to discuss this with my committee members. Let’s see what the outcome is.”

Earlier yesterday, Rajagopalu, together with MIC leaders from Rembau and Rasah, joined parents in a peaceful protest in front of the school against JKR’s takeover of the current field.