The Deepavali bazaar this year will not be held at the narrow and traffic-congested Jalan SS9A/13. It will move to Jalan SS9A/12, which the Petaling Jaya City Council says has more room for trading and for parking. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Basil Foo, September 20, 2015.
Traders are objecting to the relocation of the annual Deepavali bazaar from Jalan SS9A/13 to Jalan SS9A/12, which they say is not good for business, in Petaling Jaya.
“There is nobody there, no pedestrians. The old place is next to the Seri Setia market so there are people walking by every day,” said Saminathan Kitchan, the bazaar traders’ representative.
Saminathan said he wished to have his stall remain at the same spot where he had sold Deepavali decorations for 20 years.
He also refuted claims that the traders caused traffic congestion and dumped their rubbish at the site.
“There is always a jam here, especially on weekends. The congestion will always be here. When we do business, we clear our own rubbish,” Saminathan told The Malaysian Insider yesterday.
He said the traders would tomorrow submit a letter asking for a stay on the move to the Petaling Jaya mayor.
Petaling Jaya City Council councillor Sean Oon said the move was necessary as Jalan SS9A/13 was a narrow one-way street that was unsuitable for a bazaar.
Oon said the new location would have more parking space and could accommodate 25 trader lots, compared with the 18 lots at the old location.
“The new location is where the night markets and Ramadan bazaar are held.
“The Sri Sakthi Easwari temple is right next door, which will help boost sales at the Deepavali bazaar,” he said.
He said the bazaar traders also had to move because they had failed to meet the conditions set by the council in 2010, among which were that the traders occupied only one side of the road.
He said the council was currently receiving applications for lots at the Deepavali bazaar, which is slated to begin in November. Application forms are available at the council.
Oon was speaking during a visit to the site with Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San yesterday.
“We have been receiving complaints that the bazaar in Jalan SS9A/13 caused bad traffic congestion,” said Lau.
- TMI
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