“I have seen it myself when I went to the ground recently with Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi .“I saw the cables and pipes clogging the inside of drains and saw so many cables jutting out of drains, with rubbish stuck inside.“I have sent letters to utility companies asking them to monitor the works of their contractors, which shoddy,” she said.
Local Agenda 21 secretariat and coordinator A. Ghani Mohamed agreed with Ummi Kalthum that companies should be involved in clean-up efforts as they were also responsible for the mess. “The mayor said part of the measures involved public participation of clean-up activities in flood hotspots of all 11 parliamentary areas,” said Ghani.“I think this is a good idea and utility companies should also participate. Perhaps then they will understand just how serious the problem is,” Ghani added.
Ummi Kalthum cited the case of a construction site in Kuala Lumpur responsible for some 10 tonnes of sediment, silt and sand being washed into drains and roads in the area recently.
Is true, once in JB I saw leaf clearing contractor collect leaves from the streets and trow into the longkang as it leads to a nearby river when it rains