PETALING JAYA — Bukit Beruntung can still be salvaged if prompt action is taken, Batang Kali assemblyman Mat Nadzari Dahlan said.

He said time was of the essence and the first order of business would be to improve accessibility by acquiring and repairing the road from Rasa to Bukit Beruntung.

As the closest amenities such as hospital and fire station are in Kuala Kubu Baru, Mat Hadzari said the shortcut was essential but not much could be done because the road passes private land.

“The road (from Bukit Beruntung to Rasa) is in a very bad condition and the state can only do patchwork and not fix it entirely because of the land ownership problem,” he said.

“Many of the buildings in Bukit Beruntung only have temporary certificates of fitness as the road does not meet Land Office requirements.”

Mat Hadzari said the private sector and residents did not want to enter the area as it had become a dumping site for recyclable items.

He said many of the abandoned commercial buildings were full of trash.

“It is an eyesore and the place has become too dirty. There are areas where you see a restaurant operating next to a recycling centre,” he said.

“No industry wants to come in, only trash keeps coming in.”

Mat Nadzari said he had instructed the trash collectors to dump their recyclable items at a barren piece of land.

Asked about the RM20 million promised by the Selangor government to revive abandoned buildings last year, Mat Nadzari said no such funds were used to revive Bukit Beruntung.

“I have not seen such work done. Selangor bought over Talam (Corporation Berhad) for over RM300 million but has not done anything till this day.

“They should do something ... I heard of plans but it’s all just talk,” he said.

Mat Nadzari said he highlighted the matter in the recent state assembly sitting, and Menteri Besar Azmin Ali had pledged to look into it.

“With the right amenities and restoratio, the place has great potential. Property value is dropping as nothing is being done to restore it,” Mat Nadzari said.

“Due to the bad state of the roads, the area is also accident-prone, especially when it rains.”