MRT- Don't miss the hospitals



Bandar Tun Razak LRT away from HUKM





More coaches needed

 The proposal for a new MRT line for the Klang Valley  was put forward in June 2010 and received the approval  at the end of 2010. Apparently construction will commence soon.This of course comes as a great relief to practically most residents in the Klang Valley. We will have to wait for the final details on the route this MRT will traverse. Among the destination quoted was Cheras and this is what residents in the area are praying for.So let's hope that fellow that is sitting on the chair making the decisions don't create a blunder again.




A Crowded Hospital Car park

 Everyone agrees that hospital is a place never short of visitors and of course visiting this places are not for any entertainment either.People who come here are either sick, bringing the sick relative or friend or coming to visit someone. Again in a country like Malaysia most have cars  due to  an often unreliable public transport. You have to experience  parking at most hospitals to understand about this urgent need to make sure future lines comes very close to or inside the hospital itself. Each time I visit hospitals like GH,UH or HUKM, frankly I curse the minister concerned for this glaring over sight.

Just go and have a tour of all hospitals, government or private, parking is the 'numero uno' problem. For people with high blood pressure finding a parking lot at a hospital can be stressful. So stops at government hospitals is a 'must not miss' point on the checklist as most 'rakyat' flock to this place rather than the private hospitals.


Maybe,the Transport Minister, should try drive his private car to HUKM in the morning and try park in the hospital car park and experience how stressful this will be.Perhaps go to General Hospital too and he might end up in a ward with high blood pressure. 

So whatever the circumstances have a mind for the sick. For instance, the LRT stops at University station but never enters University Hospital (UH) or somewhere near for the convenient of visitors to this place as parking is limited and crowded at UH.  


Mono rail passes through Chow Kit too don't enter into a nearest location at the General Hospital KL block. A 'walkalator' to the main block can be very convenient. Sadly all these are far from reality or expectations.


Important land marks and government departments along the proposed route should be high on the check lists of stops.Mid Valley which was up much earlier than the LRT line and is a traffic congested point at the complex. Surprisingly the LRT's  nearest stop to the Mid Valley was at Abdullah Hukum, some distance away. You will sweat profusely walking to the Mid Valley from the station. Imagine how the traffic congestion at Mid Valley can be reduced if the LRT stop a short comfortable walk to this mall.


A station stop at Hospital UKM is not only timely but appropriate as well. Ask everyone the problem they face when going to hospitals and the majority will have this reason to tell. Undoubrtedly a stop at HUKM will ease the traffic congestion during sporting events held at the Stadium KL or the swimming pool. We are bidding to host the Asian Games aren't we? If that's the case then, this is probably a wonderful idea.

It makes us wonder whether public reactions are taken into consideration and some form of brain storming sessions are held before a final decision is made. It looked unlikely otherwise these shortcomings can be avoided. Places like hospitals and other important government departments and land marks should be on the stop checklist. Well, from wherever this new line will originate is not a vital question but the station stops are what people are interested in.


Daily traffic jam




It is absolutely good news to know that the line will be a reality but as mentioned the route and stations are vital and the general public on the whole must benefit.

As far as what most people are concerned with is the daily horrible jams clogging the city. A drastic reduction in the number of cars on the road will of course reduce stress,  pollution and every one's precious time.

Another factor that needed due consideration on the part of the government is on the question of toll. I find it ridiculous paying toll to enjoy a jam, isn't that funny? I have been to countries with toll but not paying into enjoy the jam. I think tolls in the city should be abolished but the highway toll should remain.

While on this topic, as a parting shot let me relate a joke I knew during my service days a long time ago. "A man in Russia was sentenced by the KGB to 25 years of hard labour for calling the Minister of Transport a bloody fool. The man actually  got 5 years for slender and 20 years for revealing a state secret.

Hope it is not the case here in Malaysia!!

             TO ALL MALAYSIANS SELAMAT HARI MERDEKA

                 TO ALL MUSLIMS SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI    

                HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY