At last, some action. I think the media has highlighted this issue so many times.
Until the next time, cheers.
THE Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) has appointed a contractor to strengthen the slope in Jalan 12, Taman Bukit Kajang Baru in Kajang.
Speaking to reporters after the council’s monthly full board meeting, its president Datuk Hassan Nawawi Abdul Rahman, said: “We have written to the state government and Housing and Local Government Ministry for funds but we cannot wait any longer, hence we will use council funds amounting to RM2.2mil to strengthen the slope.”
The council has appointed a contractor on Sept 21 and works are expected to begin mid-October and completed in two months.
The council has also appointed a contractor to fix the Sungai Langat bridge near the Batu 11 toll plaza.
Until the next time, cheers.
The Star, Thursday September 27, 2012
MPKj using its own funds to strengthen slope in Taman Bukit Kajang Baru
By OH ING YEENingyeen@thestar.com.my
Long-awaited: The Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) has appointed a contractor to strengthen the slope in Jalan 12 Taman Bukit Kajang Baru, Kajang.
MPKj has borrowed RM3mil from the state government to fund the works.
StarMetro had previously reported that landslips occurred in the area in 2000 and 2005.
In 2010, StarMetro reported that the cost to repair the slope had doubled from the RM1.3mil quoted two years ago to RM2.9mil (“Slope repair costs escalate to RM2.9mil”, Oct 10, StarMetro).
On the recent flood at Taman Sungai Segamat that affected 41 houses, Hassan cited the downpour and obstructed water flow in Sungai Segamat as the factors.
“The council will increase the height of the river bank with sand bags.
“The developer will divert the river flow, deepen the retention pond and carry out desilting,” he said, adding that it would take one month to finish the works.
During the meeting, councillor Zulfikar Ali Ariffin hit out at council officers for their lack of urgency in dealing with the recent floods.
“Residents were questioning me about the flood situation and when I called the department heads, they did not answer their phones.
“I did not know about the technical part of the situation. How was I to answer the people’s queries?” he asked.
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