There are no plans to stop land ownership grants to private entities near flood retention ponds in Kuala Lumpur, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Nov 21), the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) stated that developments near these ponds have not contributed to the emergence of new flood hotspots.
Zaliha also revealed that she has instructed Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to conduct an analysis to determine if there is a direct correlation between the issuance of planning permissions and the occurrence of flood hotspots or flash floods in the city.
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Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Nov 21), the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) stated that developments near these ponds have not contributed to the emergence of new flood hotspots.
Zaliha also revealed that she has instructed Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to conduct an analysis to determine if there is a direct correlation between the issuance of planning permissions and the occurrence of flood hotspots or flash floods in the city.
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00:30I would also like to add on to what Barbis putih has said.
00:35We have carried out monitoring in DBKL,
00:38especially in areas around the flood-affected ponds.
00:44And so far, we have found that the water level is still under control
00:48and there have been no floods there.
00:52As citizens, we are very disappointed
00:56because when floods occur in Kuala Lumpur,
01:00the government still allows heavy construction
01:07around the flood-affected ponds.
01:11So I would like to ask,
01:13will the government stop giving land
01:17around the flood-affected ponds in Kuala Lumpur
01:20to the private sector now
01:23and monitor the function and capacity
01:26of each flood-affected pond in Kuala Lumpur
01:29and monitor the density of all construction projects
01:33around the flood-affected ponds?
01:36Because we see that floods often occur
01:39so that MPs were not allowed to enter parliament last month
01:44because of floods.
01:46So the construction of flood-affected ponds in Kampung Pohor
01:51and now we see in Taman Desa,
01:53the flood-affected ponds there,
01:55the high density projects that will be built by the private sector.
02:01So will DBKL re-examine all these foundations
02:07so that 20 years from now,
02:11we will reach a level that cannot be saved?
02:16Baik, Menteri.
02:46Urban conservatism is popular in developed countries.
03:13Urban conservatism aims to limit the size of the city
03:19as well as the traditional value and character of the city
03:23compared to the development of a large city.
03:26In carrying out a development project,
03:28everyone knows that the entity of the development is balanced
03:31and we must prioritize it.
03:33Before a plan is drawn up,
03:35we will conduct assessments such as EIA, TIA and SIA,
03:40as well as to control the density of the population as a whole.
03:44So YBPM often mentions this,
03:48the development of a country
03:50starts from the mother city.
03:52Therefore, the development of flood-affected ponds
03:54must be prioritized so that the flood is felt by the citizens
03:59and the aspiration can be seen in other countries.
04:03The approach to the development of flood-affected areas
04:05is now using the approach of smart growth,
04:09i.e. smart development without neglecting the balance
04:14and the values of the city's ethnicity.
04:17In this regard, as I mentioned earlier,
04:19as an example, the data we show
04:23there is no flood hotspot that has just been recorded
04:26in the flood-affected pond area
04:28after the KTB project was completed in 2018.
04:37Another example is in Kepong.
04:42Another example is in Kampung Priok,
04:45which is a flood hotspot.
04:47After we built the OSD,
04:50the number of floods in the past two years
04:55has decreased significantly.
04:57So I have asked YBKL to conduct an analysis
05:01to see whether there is a direct relationship
05:05between the number of planned amendments
05:08and the number of flood hotspots in Kuala Lumpur.
05:13So this analysis, God willing,
05:15we will hold it in the Ministerial Assembly of YBKL
05:18and YB Seputih is also in the assembly
05:21and we can discuss further.
05:24In short, for me, the government at this time
05:28is not our plan specifically to stop the land ownership
05:32around KTB in Kuala Lumpur to the private sector.