Kohilan to look into Puchong exit along MEX highway

Kohilan, 46, who is foreign deputy minister, said if elected to the seat at the upcoming General Election on May 5, this would be among his priorities in improving basic facilities to resolve problems such as traffic congestion in Puchong.

"I will make it a high priority to discuss with Maju Expressway to look into the proposal to have an exit at Seri Serdang, a move that can relieve traffic congestion at several other entry and exit points to Puchong, such as from Kesas highway," he told Bernama in an interview today.

He said, this was among plans to beef up basic amenities in the area, besides setting up 1Malaysia clinics, increasing the number of Chinese and Tamil schools, improving transportation linkages, and attracting international investors.

"Despite the brisk commercial activity, mainly involving small and medium enterprises, we need more international investors to establish their operations here and create job opportunities for the local populace," he said.

Discussions would also be held with the relevant agencies and ministries to tackle street crime, a problem which he admitted was at a critical stage due to inadequate police personnel.

"It is important to curb street crime," said Kohilan.

"There must be significant increase in mobile police units patrolling the area, particularly business enterprises, since Puchong is a high density area with a population, currently at between 600,000 and 700,000.

"Furthermore, there are more than 100 housing estates in the area with the major ones being Bandar Puteri, Puchong Perdana, Kinrara and Puchong Jaya, as well as several squatter areas," he said.