According to a report by The Star, flood mitigation works at Medan Selera Jaya 223 in Petaling Jaya are expected to take six months to complete from the time the appointed contractor receives the go-ahead to start work.
“We have submitted an application to appoint a contractor with experience in on-site detention ponds, and we are awaiting approval from the state to enable us to make the appointment and carry out the works,” said Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohd Yazid Sairi.
The food court is one of several hotspots identified as being at risk of flooding within the jurisdiction of the Petaling Jaya city council (MBPJ), which has identified possible solutions as well as contractors for flood mitigation projects in the city.
“There are projects that we have categorised as short-term, which need to be completed immediately within six months to a year, while others are long-term solutions. For now, priority will be given to short-term projects in areas that we have identified as recurring flood hotspots,” said Yazid.
Last month, it was reported that the Selangor state government would spend RM40.5 million on 39 projects as part of immediate and long-term mitigation plans to address flooding in Petaling Jaya. These include high-capacity drainage upgrades, automated flood gates, run-off pumping stations and an underground water detention pond to absorb downpours.
How much is undertable how much actually goes towrk how sub con taking their cut?? After all this does this wrk actually solve the issue?
So is this the reason they cut all those shady trees at the Federal Highway Jalan 222 interchange? MBPJ seems to have gone on a tree cutting spree throughout PJ. All because they didn’t do their job pruning and looking after these trees which they planted 50 or so years ago. No shade, botak everywhere, banjir tak terhenti. Pay assessment for what if they can’t maintain these things? Action always seems to involve million dollar contracts to fix things they never maintain but collect rates for.