(Kuala Lumpur, 19th) A hillside development project caused a flood in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail last night, resulting in a large amount of muddy water pouring onto Jalan Abang Haji Openg. The Kuala Lumpur City Hall has ordered an immediate halt to the project.
Federal Territories Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Hannah Yeoh posted on Facebook in the early hours, stating that the incident involved the Bukit Kiara Federal Park Administrative Office project. The project is under the National Landscape Department of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and executed by the Public Works Department under the Ministry of Works.
“I went to the site with Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh. Given the emergency situation and the potential danger posed to the safety of nearby residents, Kuala Lumpur City Hall has taken immediate action.”
She said that the authorities have taken several emergency measures at the earliest opportunity, including issuing a stop-work order and a fine to the contractor, carrying out cleanup works, and setting up an operations control center to coordinate response efforts.
“The Kuala Lumpur Mayor has instructed the relevant departments to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to reassess mitigation plans and to determine the necessary actions the contractor must take to prevent a recurrence of such incidents.”
“He has also ordered a comprehensive review of all hillside development projects in the Bukit Kiara Federal Park area and will implement new guidelines for the phased and controlled carrying out of land works in the area.”