THE Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has started conducting inspections of old or high-risk trees in the city following recent cases of fallen trees due to rain, especially in Kuala Lumpur.

Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung said that he was informed the city council was undertaking tree inspections along the roads in Pusat Bandar 52 and Jalan Selangor in Petaling Jaya.

“These early checks are critical in saving lives and properties before it is too late,” he said in a post on his Facebook today.

This comes after his earlier call for MBPJ to appoint certified arborists to conduct thorough inspections of old or high-risk trees in Petaling Jaya.

He had urged the city council to learn from a recent incident where one man was killed and two others injured by a falling tree in Kuala Lumpur.

Lee, who is also PKR communication director, said this morning, he visited several areas that were affected by yesterday’s heavy rain.

“Petaling Jaya was hit hard by heavy rain yesterday. This morning, I visited the areas, including Flat Taman Perangsang where the roof had flown away,” he said.

Yesterday’s rain also left multiple trees falling onto roads in the Klang Valley.

It was reported that a tree fell near the First Residential College, Universiti Malaya, hitting an electrical post while the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department said a tree had fallen along Jalan Templer.

“The operation commander stated that a tree had crashed onto a car, but there were no victims involved,” said a spokesman of the department.

Another report stated that a fallen tree along Jalan 5/31 in Section 5 had blocked access to a home there.

Bukit Gasing assemblyman Rajiv Risyhakaran, in a Facebook post, said he had received complaints of fallen trees in Bukit Gasing.

Following the two recent cases of tree falling in Kuala Lumpur, DBKL has identified 28 trees as “high-risk” and slated for felling. – May 26, 2024.