ants . ▁The ▁new ▁town ship ▁was ▁launched ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁late ▁Tun ▁Dr . ▁Is mail ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁out standing ▁states man . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁developers , ▁T aman ▁Tun ▁Dr . ▁Is mail ▁was ▁conce ived ▁not ▁just ▁as ▁a ▁housing ▁scheme ▁but ▁also ▁as ▁a ▁social ▁statement ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁summar ised ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁" If ▁Malays ians ▁of ▁various ▁races ▁are ▁brought ▁together ▁in ▁pleasant ▁communities , ▁with ▁plenty ▁of ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁neighbour ly ▁interaction , ▁they ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁they ▁have ▁in ▁common ▁and ▁less ▁conscious ▁of ▁the ▁aspects ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁differ . ▁If ▁their ▁children ▁grow ▁up ▁together , ▁and ▁mix ▁freely ▁in ▁schools ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁playing ▁fields , ▁they ▁will ▁think ▁of ▁themselves ▁and ▁of ▁each ▁other ▁as ▁Malays ians ▁rather ▁than ▁Malays , ▁Chinese ▁or ▁Indians " ▁▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁after ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁Federal ▁Territ ory ▁following ▁its ▁c ession ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Sel ang or . ▁T aman ▁Tun ▁Dr . ▁Is mail ▁is ▁a ▁self - cont ained ▁town ship ▁with ▁free hold ▁ten ure ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 6 , 5 0 0 ▁housing ▁and ▁commercial ▁units ▁occup ying ▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁area . ▁The ▁balance ▁of ▁ 4 6 % ▁designated ▁for ▁public ▁amen ities . ▁The ▁gross ▁development ▁value