The state government should table a white paper in the coming state assembly to provide a full explanation on whether the state government agencies and local governments had failed in conducting proper maintenance, observation, monitoring and surveillance works in the recent Ulu Kelang Kampung Pasir Tambahan landslide incident.
The statement of the Menteri Besar is of no difference with the statement of the state government made in 12 years ago during the occurrence of the Highland Tower tragedy. The statement is also almost the same when the Bukit Cahaya fiasco was exposed one year ago.
The state government also did not reveal the numbers of complaints made by the residents. The residents are also not advised adequately on any precautions to be taken to avoid such tragedy. Instead of pointing fingers to the developers, the state government to date has not even mentioned a single word on the responsibilities the state government agencies and local government have to bear.
This is most irresponsible as the government cannot push away the responsibility to developers. In fact, local government should be the main body to monitor all works ranging from planning to construction as they are the custodian of local by-laws. It is questionable when local government and state government agencies had failed to take any actions against any parties, including irresponsible developers. Corrective actions should be taken before any tragedy happens, not after it happens.
As for the case of Taman Zooview which was constructed more than 20 years ago when it was later transferred to local government, it was the responsibility of local government to look after the residential area. Moreover, local government also collects assessment fees from the residents and it is the responsibility of local government to monitor the environment.
The conditions for local government to take over any completed projects are that the local government must be satisfied that the projects are safe for human habitation. How can the state government discover that houses in Taman Zooview are not issued CFs and there is no proper drainage system in place? This clearly shows that there is also negligence from the government in which the government failed to provide proper monitoring in protecting the environment.
Therefore, the state government should table a white paper in the coming state assembly to provide a full explanation on all these matters and queries.
The statement of the Menteri Besar is of no difference with the statement of the state government made in 12 years ago during the occurrence of the Highland Tower tragedy. The statement is also almost the same when the Bukit Cahaya fiasco was exposed one year ago.
The state government also did not reveal the numbers of complaints made by the residents. The residents are also not advised adequately on any precautions to be taken to avoid such tragedy. Instead of pointing fingers to the developers, the state government to date has not even mentioned a single word on the responsibilities the state government agencies and local government have to bear.
This is most irresponsible as the government cannot push away the responsibility to developers. In fact, local government should be the main body to monitor all works ranging from planning to construction as they are the custodian of local by-laws. It is questionable when local government and state government agencies had failed to take any actions against any parties, including irresponsible developers. Corrective actions should be taken before any tragedy happens, not after it happens.
As for the case of Taman Zooview which was constructed more than 20 years ago when it was later transferred to local government, it was the responsibility of local government to look after the residential area. Moreover, local government also collects assessment fees from the residents and it is the responsibility of local government to monitor the environment.
The conditions for local government to take over any completed projects are that the local government must be satisfied that the projects are safe for human habitation. How can the state government discover that houses in Taman Zooview are not issued CFs and there is no proper drainage system in place? This clearly shows that there is also negligence from the government in which the government failed to provide proper monitoring in protecting the environment.
Therefore, the state government should table a white paper in the coming state assembly to provide a full explanation on all these matters and queries.
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