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'A flash flood that DAP was not blamed for'

YOURSAY | ‘Only penalising the developers with a heavy fine will deter them from future mishaps.’

Minister claims development project caused KL flood

Anonymous 2469701494820788: Natural Resources and Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar blamed a Bangsar South development for causing the heavy flood in Kuala Lumpur.

The developer and contractor need to take blame and responsibility for causing massive inconvenience to motorists travelling along the Federal Highway.

Only penalising them with a heavy fine will deter them from future mishaps.

Righteousness 4 All: After viewing the video by the minister mainly blaming the Bangsar South development project for the flooding at Federal Highway, I find it rather sad that a cabinet minister is just stating the obvious.

It is so very obvious one of the sources of the flood is from the approved development. You do not need to be a rocket scientist to know that.

Also, asking the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) to look into the environmental impact assessment report is such a banal response.

What we expect from him as a minister is to tick off DBKL for not enforcing construction guidelines, and anyone else alleged to have caused the issue.

The DBKL is the enforcer and implementer of the guidelines in this case, and they have failed in their responsibilities and duties.

Is there any meaning to its motto "Bersedia Menyumbang Bandaraya Cemerlang?” (Ready to serve, successful city).

Kuala Lumpur mayor Mhd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz has a moral duty to explain what caused this horrendous flooding, and what his downlines are doing or not doing.

What have all these DBKL departments been doing? Do we need a silt trap pond at the construction area? And where is Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor in all this?

Hplooi: Mr Minister, Kuala Lumpur spent millions on the “Smart” Tunnel to control floods. What happened to that?

Robbed: I wonder how federal enforcement agencies operate. Do the concerned agencies, such as the Environment and Occupational Health and Safety Departments, or the Construction Industry Development Board, or DBKL, or the others even do their rounds?

Newday: What? DAP not blamed for this flood, like they were for the landslide in Penang?

It certainly looks like runoff from the construction site adjacent to the highway. None of the rivers overflowed in this part of the city during the downpour.

KSD: Yes, no blaming DAP for this. I am disappointed. Have you guys looked hard enough? I am sure a link can be found.

Perhaps the developer's wife's uncle's sister's brother-in-law is a DAP member.

KL hit by flash floods following afternoon downpour

Determined Sarawakian: Developers should be tasked to ensure all developments don't cause clogging and ensure that rainwater and silk can empty into the storm drains, canals, streams, or rivers.

Town councils and neighbourhoods should check their nearby water drainage systems are unclogged from weeds, rubbish, or waste pollutants like diesel or oil slicks.

Oscar Kilo: The flash flood at Bangsar South has no connection whatsoever to the River of Life or Smart Tunnel. The flash flood is caused by disruption to the drainage system caused by the massive development in Bangsar South.

Similar flash flood happened on the LDP southbound in front of IOI Mall Puchong some time ago, that was due to blocked drainage caused by the then LRT construction.

Anonymous #19098644: After all the billions of ringgit spend by the federal government, we have floods after one afternoon of rain.

Shouldn't BN be calling for a dialogue and forum to address this issue also? ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The competing interests in the KL-Singapore HSR project

Quigonbond: It is said that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) will slash travel time from Bandar Malaysia to Jurong East in Singapore to just 90 minutes. Its proponents are touting it as a catalyst for development in the surrounding areas.

We know of the cost and supposed benefits. But where’s the analysis? How many lines will be built?

If there is only one line and it has many stops, then it absolutely does not make any sense. And if there is more than one line, what is the actual budget?

Anonymous 74150739: How do they work out that the travel time from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur will take just 90 minutes?

With the stop times at the intermediate stations from Bandar Malaysia – Bangi-Putrajaya in Selangor; Seremban in Negri Sembilan; Malacca; Muar, Batu Pahat and Iskandar Puteri in Johor – and the time taken to reach optimum speed after each stop, before slowing down for the next station, the 90-minute mark seems too good to be true.

The Analyser: Clearly, the proponents of the HSR haven't heard of the internet.

I strongly suspect that in less than 10 years, nobody will ever want to go to Singapore, unless it is to visit one’s auntie, and even then, the HSR price will be prohibitive.

The HSR also largely seems like an excuse to justify even more development. In a nation which is seriously unproductive, development is seen as the panacea to everything, when in reality it should be a response.


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