So now they have found the cause, hopefully they can do something to prevent this from ever happening. This is not rocket science (the solution) but only need those responsible to be hardworking and vigilant to avoid further flooding. The "tidak apa" attitute will again cause the same thing over again. So, please do your work!!!
Until the next time, cheers.
The Star, Thursday 7 December 2011
Cause of floods identified
GEORGE TOWN: An incomplete embankment along Sungai Jelok has been identified as one of the main causes of the floods in Kajang town last Friday.
Excessive
rubbish in the river near Metro Kajang shopping complex also
contributed to the flooding of Kajang town on Friday. Pic by Effendy
Rashid
Senior Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) officials,
attending an international conference here, said construction of the
remaining 200m embankment had been stalled due to the year-long
relocation issue involving 21 traders in Kajang.
Once resolved, the DID would need six more months to complete the embankment.
The stalls are operating on temporary licences issued by the Kajang Municipal Council which will have to resolve the matter quickly.
DID director-general Datuk Ahmad Husaini said the downpour, two low bridges along Sungai Jelok, excessive rubbish, and the low soffit level (the clearance level for water to flow under the bridges) had aggravated the situation.
Ahmad said this at the third international conference on managing rivers in the 21st century organised by Universiti Sains Malaysia.
DID Water Resources Management and Hydrology Division director Hanapi Mohamad Noor, who was also at the conference, said the completed embankment would mitigate flooding.
"Even if there is flooding there in future, it would not be as severe as the one last Friday," he said.
Fire and Rescue Department personnel rescued nine people, three of them senior citizens, during the floods.
The worst affected areas were Semenyih town, near the road to Bangi Lama, as well as parts of Kajang town, which included Pasar Besar Kajang, Jalan Sg Jelok, Jalan Kg Sg Kantan, Jalan Semenyih-Kajang, Jalan Kelapa, Jalan Bukit and Jalan Reko.
Once resolved, the DID would need six more months to complete the embankment.
The stalls are operating on temporary licences issued by the Kajang Municipal Council which will have to resolve the matter quickly.
DID director-general Datuk Ahmad Husaini said the downpour, two low bridges along Sungai Jelok, excessive rubbish, and the low soffit level (the clearance level for water to flow under the bridges) had aggravated the situation.
Ahmad said this at the third international conference on managing rivers in the 21st century organised by Universiti Sains Malaysia.
DID Water Resources Management and Hydrology Division director Hanapi Mohamad Noor, who was also at the conference, said the completed embankment would mitigate flooding.
"Even if there is flooding there in future, it would not be as severe as the one last Friday," he said.
Fire and Rescue Department personnel rescued nine people, three of them senior citizens, during the floods.
The worst affected areas were Semenyih town, near the road to Bangi Lama, as well as parts of Kajang town, which included Pasar Besar Kajang, Jalan Sg Jelok, Jalan Kg Sg Kantan, Jalan Semenyih-Kajang, Jalan Kelapa, Jalan Bukit and Jalan Reko.
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