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Bukit Gasing is a [[tropical forest|tropical forest]] [[nature reserve|reserve]] located on the border between [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Selangor]] in [[Malaysia]].<ref name="Pablos">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/971209931 |title=Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia |last1=Pablos |first1=Patricia Ordonez de |last2=Aung |first2=Zeyar Myo |publisher=IGI Global |year=2017 |isbn=1522520791 |location=Hershey, Pennsylvania |pages=177 |oclc=971209931}}</ref><ref name="Culture Trip">{{Cite web |url=https://theculturetrip.com/asia/malaysia/articles/the-10-best-hikes-and-walks-in-and-around-kuala-lumpur/ |title=The 10 Best Hikes and Walks In and Around Kuala Lumpur |last=Ang |first=Karuna |date=2018-07-17 |website=Culture Trip |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609172434/https://theculturetrip.com/asia/malaysia/articles/the-10-best-hikes-and-walks-in-and-around-kuala-lumpur/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref><ref name="BFM">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/earth-matters/save-bukit-gasing |title=Save Bukit Gasing |date=2010-09-20 |website=BFM: The Business Station |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609172631/https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/earth-matters/save-bukit-gasing |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> It was a [[natural rubber|rubber plantation]] before it became a [[secondary forest]].<ref name="BFM" /><ref name="The Star">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/21/friends-of-bukit-gasing-gets-thumbs-up-fobgs-main-focus-is-to-keep-the-forest-park-in-its-natural-st/ |title=Friends of Bukit Gasing Gets Thumbs Up |last=Souza |first=Julianne De |date=2018-12-21 |website=The Star Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609180017/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/21/friends-of-bukit-gasing-gets-thumbs-up-fobgs-main-focus-is-to-keep-the-forest-park-in-its-natural-st/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> Since the park is located in both Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, it has two entrances, with the main entrance located in Petaling Jaya and the secondary entrance located in Kuala Lumpur.<ref name="Star2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.star2.com/travel/malaysia/2018/03/25/bukit-gasing-forest-park-petaling-jaya/ |title=What To Do At Bukit Gasing Forest Park In Selangor, Malaysia |last=Teoh |first=Ming |date=2018-03-25 |website=Star2 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609173942/https://www.star2.com/travel/malaysia/2018/03/25/bukit-gasing-forest-park-petaling-jaya/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> There are many free hiking trails in Bukit Gasing,<ref name="Star2" /> and visitors use them for [[trail running]] and [[hiking]].<ref name="NST">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/heal/2017/10/294476/keeping-fit-60 |title=Keeping Fit at 60 |last=Badarudin |first=Nadia |date=2017-10-24 |website=New Straits Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609174938/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/heal/2017/10/294476/keeping-fit-60 |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> It takes approximately one to two hours to hike each of the trails, and at the end of all the trails is a [[suspension bridge]], a [[Telekom Malaysia|Telekom]] tower, and a [[Hindu temple]].<ref name="Star 2" /><ref name="Scoop">{{Cite web |url=https://scoop.asia/top10/going-hiking-here-are-10-hiking-trails-worth-checking-out-in-the-klang-valley/ |title=Going Hiking? Here are 10 Hiking Trails Worth Checking Out in the Klang Valley |last=Khor |first=Hui Min |date=2018-10-11 |website=Scoop.Asia |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609182909/https://scoop.asia/top10/going-hiking-here-are-10-hiking-trails-worth-checking-out-in-the-klang-valley/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> The Hindu temple, Sivan Temple, was ordered to be [[demolition|demolished]] in February 2013 because it was collapsing due to weakening soil caused by the [[rainy season]].<ref name="Star Henry">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/02/25/bukit-gasing-sivan-temple-to-be-torn-down-as-it-is-in-imminent-danger-of-collapsing/ |title=Bukit Gasing Sivan temple to be torn down as it is in imminent danger of collapsing |last=Henry |first=Edward R. |date=2013-02-25 |website=The Star Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609184138/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/02/25/bukit-gasing-sivan-temple-to-be-torn-down-as-it-is-in-imminent-danger-of-collapsing/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> The temple's chairman said that the temple's building plans were not approved by the government when it was built.<ref name=" Star Rajendra">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/01/09/unsafe-temple-demolished-unapproved-structures-taken-down-as-they-weakened-slope/ |title=Unsafe Temple Demolished |last=Rajendra |first=Edward |date=2014-01-09 |website=The Star Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609184648/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/01/09/unsafe-temple-demolished-unapproved-structures-taken-down-as-they-weakened-slope/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> Following the demolishing, new plans for the rebuilding of the temple was submitted and approved by the government in February 2015.<ref name="Star Priya">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2015/02/05/bukit-gasing-sivan-temple-receives-green-light-to-rebuild/ |title=Bukit Gasing Sivan Temple Receives Green Light to Rebuild |last=Priya |first=Sheila Sri |date=2015-02-05 |website=The Star Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609185023/https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2015/02/05/bukit-gasing-sivan-temple-receives-green-light-to-rebuild/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
Bukit Gasing is a [[tropical forest|tropical forest]] [[nature reserve|reserve]] located on the border between [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Selangor]] in [[Malaysia]].<ref name="Pablos">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/971209931 |title=Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia |last1=Pablos |first1=Patricia Ordonez de |last2=Aung |first2=Zeyar Myo |publisher=IGI Global |year=2017 |isbn=1522520791 |location=Hershey, Pennsylvania |pages=177 |oclc=971209931}}</ref><ref name="Culture Trip">{{Cite web |url=https://theculturetrip.com/asia/malaysia/articles/the-10-best-hikes-and-walks-in-and-around-kuala-lumpur/ |title=The 10 Best Hikes and Walks In and Around Kuala Lumpur |last=Ang |first=Karuna |date=2018-07-17 |website=Culture Trip |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609172434/https://theculturetrip.com/asia/malaysia/articles/the-10-best-hikes-and-walks-in-and-around-kuala-lumpur/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref><ref name="BFM">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/earth-matters/save-bukit-gasing |title=Save Bukit Gasing |date=2010-09-20 |website=BFM: The Business Station |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609172631/https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/earth-matters/save-bukit-gasing |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> It was a [[natural rubber|rubber plantation]] before it became a [[secondary forest]].<ref name="BFM" /><ref name="The Star">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/21/friends-of-bukit-gasing-gets-thumbs-up-fobgs-main-focus-is-to-keep-the-forest-park-in-its-natural-st/ |title=Friends of Bukit Gasing Gets Thumbs Up |last=Souza |first=Julianne De |date=2018-12-21 |website=The Star Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609180017/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/21/friends-of-bukit-gasing-gets-thumbs-up-fobgs-main-focus-is-to-keep-the-forest-park-in-its-natural-st/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> Since the park is located in both Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, it has two entrances, with the main entrance located in Petaling Jaya and the secondary entrance located in Kuala Lumpur.<ref name="Star2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.star2.com/travel/malaysia/2018/03/25/bukit-gasing-forest-park-petaling-jaya/ |title=What To Do At Bukit Gasing Forest Park In Selangor, Malaysia |last=Teoh |first=Ming |date=2018-03-25 |website=Star2 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609173942/https://www.star2.com/travel/malaysia/2018/03/25/bukit-gasing-forest-park-petaling-jaya/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> There are many free hiking trails in Bukit Gasing,<ref name="Star2" /> and visitors use them for [[trail running]] and [[hiking]].<ref name="NST">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/heal/2017/10/294476/keeping-fit-60 |title=Keeping Fit at 60 |last=Badarudin |first=Nadia |date=2017-10-24 |website=New Straits Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609174938/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/heal/2017/10/294476/keeping-fit-60 |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> It takes approximately one to two hours to hike each of the trails, and at the end of all the trails is a [[suspension bridge]], a [[Telekom Malaysia|Telekom]] tower, and a [[Hindu temple]].<ref name="Star 2" /><ref name="Scoop">{{Cite web |url=https://scoop.asia/top10/going-hiking-here-are-10-hiking-trails-worth-checking-out-in-the-klang-valley/ |title=Going Hiking? Here are 10 Hiking Trails Worth Checking Out in the Klang Valley |last=Khor |first=Hui Min |date=2018-10-11 |website=Scoop.Asia |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609182909/https://scoop.asia/top10/going-hiking-here-are-10-hiking-trails-worth-checking-out-in-the-klang-valley/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> The Hindu temple, Sivan Temple, was ordered to be [[demolition|demolished]] in February 2013 because it was collapsing due to weakening soil caused by the [[rainy season]].<ref name="Star Henry">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/02/25/bukit-gasing-sivan-temple-to-be-torn-down-as-it-is-in-imminent-danger-of-collapsing/ |title=Bukit Gasing Sivan temple to be torn down as it is in imminent danger of collapsing |last=Henry |first=Edward R. |date=2013-02-25 |website=The Star Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609184138/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/02/25/bukit-gasing-sivan-temple-to-be-torn-down-as-it-is-in-imminent-danger-of-collapsing/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> The temple's chairman said that the temple's building plans were not approved by the government when it was built.<ref name=" Star Rajendra">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/01/09/unsafe-temple-demolished-unapproved-structures-taken-down-as-they-weakened-slope/ |title=Unsafe Temple Demolished |last=Rajendra |first=Edward |date=2014-01-09 |website=The Star Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609184648/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/01/09/unsafe-temple-demolished-unapproved-structures-taken-down-as-they-weakened-slope/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> Following the demolishing, new plans for the rebuilding of the temple was submitted and approved by the government in February 2015.<ref name="Star Priya">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2015/02/05/bukit-gasing-sivan-temple-receives-green-light-to-rebuild/ |title=Bukit Gasing Sivan Temple Receives Green Light to Rebuild |last=Priya |first=Sheila Sri |date=2015-02-05 |website=The Star Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609185023/https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2015/02/05/bukit-gasing-sivan-temple-receives-green-light-to-rebuild/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>


The Selangor part of Bukit Gasing has been officially declared a "green lung" by the [[Government of Selangor|Selangor government]], which means that no development works can be carried out on the reserve. However, the Kuala Lumpur part of Bukit Gasing has not been officially gazetted as a "green lung" by the Kuala Lumpur government, although former mayors of Kuala Lumpur have promised to turn the Kuala Lumpur part of Bukit Gasing into protected land.<ref name="Edge">{{Cite web |url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/nurul-halt-project-and-gazette-bukit-gasing-green-lung |title=Nurul: Halt Project and Gazette Bukit Gasing as Green Lung |date=2014-01-08 |website=The Edge Markets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609180818/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/nurul-halt-project-and-gazette-bukit-gasing-green-lung |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> As a result, some of the Kuala Lumpur land was sold to construction companies, and housing development projects were approved by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall government, despite the protests of nearby residents and a volunteer group that helps to care for the reserve, Friends of Bukit Gasing.<ref name="Edge" /><ref name="Star Property">{{Cite web |url=http://www.starproperty.my/index.php/articles/property-news/dbkl-broke-promise-say-bukit-gasing-folk/ |title=DBKL broke promise, say Bukit Gasing folk |last=Priya |first=Sheila Sri |date=2013-12-30 |website=Star Property |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609181541/http://www.starproperty.my/index.php/articles/property-news/dbkl-broke-promise-say-bukit-gasing-folk/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> The development projects have left parts of Bukit Gasing muddy and tree-less.<ref name="Edge" />
The Selangor part of Bukit Gasing has officially been declared a "green lung" by the [[Government of Selangor|Selangor government]], which means that no development works can be carried out on the reserve. However, the Kuala Lumpur part of Bukit Gasing has not been officially gazetted as a "green lung" by the Kuala Lumpur government, although former mayors of Kuala Lumpur have promised to turn the Kuala Lumpur part of Bukit Gasing into protected land.<ref name="Edge">{{Cite web |url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/nurul-halt-project-and-gazette-bukit-gasing-green-lung |title=Nurul: Halt Project and Gazette Bukit Gasing as Green Lung |date=2014-01-08 |website=The Edge Markets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609180818/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/nurul-halt-project-and-gazette-bukit-gasing-green-lung |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> As a result, some of the Kuala Lumpur land was sold to construction companies, and housing development projects were approved by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall government, despite the protests of nearby residents and a volunteer group that helps to care for the reserve, Friends of Bukit Gasing.<ref name="Edge" /><ref name="Star Property">{{Cite web |url=http://www.starproperty.my/index.php/articles/property-news/dbkl-broke-promise-say-bukit-gasing-folk/ |title=DBKL broke promise, say Bukit Gasing folk |last=Priya |first=Sheila Sri |date=2013-12-30 |website=Star Property |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609181541/http://www.starproperty.my/index.php/articles/property-news/dbkl-broke-promise-say-bukit-gasing-folk/ |archive-date=2019-06-09 |access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> The development projects have left parts of Bukit Gasing muddy and tree-less.<ref name="Edge" />


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==References==

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Bukit Gasing is a tropical forest reserve located on the border between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, Selangor in Malaysia.[1][2][3] It was a rubber plantation before it became a secondary forest.[3][4] Since the park is located in both Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, it has two entrances, with the main entrance located in Petaling Jaya and the secondary entrance located in Kuala Lumpur.[5] There are many free hiking trails in Bukit Gasing,[5] and visitors use them for trail running and hiking.[6] It takes approximately one to two hours to hike each of the trails, and at the end of all the trails is a suspension bridge, a Telekom tower, and a Hindu temple.[7][8] The Hindu temple, Sivan Temple, was ordered to be demolished in February 2013 because it was collapsing due to weakening soil caused by the rainy season.[9] The temple's chairman said that the temple's building plans were not approved by the government when it was built.[10] Following the demolishing, new plans for the rebuilding of the temple was submitted and approved by the government in February 2015.[11]

The Selangor part of Bukit Gasing has officially been declared a "green lung" by the Selangor government, which means that no development works can be carried out on the reserve. However, the Kuala Lumpur part of Bukit Gasing has not been officially gazetted as a "green lung" by the Kuala Lumpur government, although former mayors of Kuala Lumpur have promised to turn the Kuala Lumpur part of Bukit Gasing into protected land.[12] As a result, some of the Kuala Lumpur land was sold to construction companies, and housing development projects were approved by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall government, despite the protests of nearby residents and a volunteer group that helps to care for the reserve, Friends of Bukit Gasing.[12][13] The development projects have left parts of Bukit Gasing muddy and tree-less.[12]

References

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  2. ^ Ang, Karuna (2018-07-17). "The 10 Best Hikes and Walks In and Around Kuala Lumpur". Culture Trip. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  3. ^ a b "Save Bukit Gasing". BFM: The Business Station. 2010-09-20. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  4. ^ Souza, Julianne De (2018-12-21). "Friends of Bukit Gasing Gets Thumbs Up". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  5. ^ a b Teoh, Ming (2018-03-25). "What To Do At Bukit Gasing Forest Park In Selangor, Malaysia". Star2. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  6. ^ Badarudin, Nadia (2017-10-24). "Keeping Fit at 60". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Star 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Khor, Hui Min (2018-10-11). "Going Hiking? Here are 10 Hiking Trails Worth Checking Out in the Klang Valley". Scoop.Asia. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  9. ^ Henry, Edward R. (2013-02-25). "Bukit Gasing Sivan temple to be torn down as it is in imminent danger of collapsing". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  10. ^ Rajendra, Edward (2014-01-09). "Unsafe Temple Demolished". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  11. ^ Priya, Sheila Sri (2015-02-05). "Bukit Gasing Sivan Temple Receives Green Light to Rebuild". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  12. ^ a b c "Nurul: Halt Project and Gazette Bukit Gasing as Green Lung". The Edge Markets. 2014-01-08. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  13. ^ Priya, Sheila Sri (2013-12-30). "DBKL broke promise, say Bukit Gasing folk". Star Property. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
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