KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 -- The Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents Association (TTDIRA) and environmental group Friends of Bukit Kiara (FoBK) have submitted 2,458 signed petitions to Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Fadlun Mak Ujud, calling for the closure of a back road from the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) into TTDI and the creation of a no development buffer zone around Bukit Kiara.

The petitions, handed in on May 7, followed a town hall meeting and highlighted residents' concerns over worsening traffic congestion and ecological risks.

TTDIRA chairman Abu Hafiz said the community feared traffic volumes from KLGCC's resort projects would overwhelm TTDI's narrow roads.

"Once all the KLGCC Resort projects are completed, the daily num...