IRRESPONSIBLE DEVELOPER!

Sungai Siput Waterfront Commercial Centre offer an opportunity for entrepreneur as it surrounded by residential areas. TF Hypermat has already established it self here for almost 3 years. More and more shops are operating. There are more than 100 shop lots. A taxi and bus station has been identified nearby.

The development of this commercial area has brought the market values of the surrounding houses up. Its is good for the house owner but it also cause problems! The poor drainage structure causes flash flood to the nearby houses.

Most of the causes has been identified previously in this blog. Lately, I found something that may be the additional factor.

The developer has blocked the drain! The original drain size is 4 feet x 4 feet. The drain was blocked due to construction of an entrance to the developer's old sales office. Only a 1 feet diameter culvert was placed into the drain. Reliable source informed me that it should be a temporary entrance but it already there for more than 2 years! This junction is not maintain as few pot holes seen! Why the blockage is not clear till today? Who allow and approve to built the entrance? Who should remove the blockage?

The culvert on the left photo is below the junction above. Compare the actual drain and the culvert!

A brick block was seen in the drain! It should be from the road. Is it fell accidentlly or by purpose? However, why it is not taken up? Whose responsibility? The developer or municipalities?

Blockage in the drain

These clearly shown that the municipalities council officers and members of the council are not doing their job! Action should have been taken as the blockage may cause problems to the public at large especially those residents around. Well, I have to write to the municipalities council again ....

FLASH FLOOD IN TAMAN LINTANG MAKMUR, SUNGAI SIPUT (U)

Taman Lintang Makmur is a newly developed housing estate in Sungai Siput. There are about 800 houses, 100 shop lots and 2 blocks of 4 storey apartments. 50 semi-D / bungalows are in progress. A new bus and taxi station will be station here. TF Hypermart already established itself. The main road will be widen. It is a well planned and developed area!

However, the worst has yet to come. There will be nightmare for those staying around soon! WHY?

For the past few months of heavy rain, the main entrance has been flooded. Recently, a concrete wall falls due to underground water and erosion. It affected part of the residential area. Why these happen?

I have done a physical verification ... the drainage system is poorly designed and constructed. The size of the drainage could not hold the volume of water from the 2 adjacent streams. The drain was constructed such way that the lower ground is shallow and the higher ground is deeper. As water flow downstream; the water spilled out and flooded the main road.

This has caused difficulties for the residents, road users and damaged the road. As no proper drainage, underground water caused erosion. The 1.5 m concrete wall  was partly brought down and almost flooded the surrounding houses.

Seeing is believing .... here are the photos!

FLASH FLOOD IN SUNGAI SIPUT

The river, drainage and stream could not hold the volume of water after few hours of rain! Flash flood in a few places around Sungai Siput (U), Perak. I am focusing on Taman Muhibbah Jaya since I am the RT chairman here. It occurred at the junction of Jalan Dato' See Khoon Lim and Jalan Industri Ringan.

Flood occurred previously. The local community association has wrote to the previous Member of Parliament, State Assemblyman, Kuala Kangsar Municipality Council and related government agencies. With the assistance from the ex MP, Dato' Seri Samy Vellu and ex-assemblyman, Dato' Chang Ko Youn, the drainage systems has been upgraded in 2008. All ends up well. No flash flood till recently.

Calls has been made to the councillors, nobody reply or take our calls! Calls made to current assemblywomen, same ... no reaction. I was told that the assemblywomen with 2 BN councillors have visited the place about a month ago but no action taken! If preventive actions taken by the state assemblywomen and the 2 councillors, the flash flood will not occurred!

The causes of flash flood are debris along the drainage and streams not clear, clogged drainage, broken drains not repair and retention pond not functioning. Verbal and written complaints has been made. I have wrote in the blog before.

This has proven that the local government is not functioning effectively, inefficient and unprofessional!

SENAM CERGAS PERDANA SUNGAI SIPUT

Sunday 13.6.2010, Pejabat Belia dan Sukan Sungai Siput with the co-operation of Kelab Sukan Komuniti Jalong and Kelab-Kelab Rakan Muda Wawasan Desa Kampung Baru, Sungai Siput had organised the Senam Cergas Perdana in Rimba Panjang N/V.

This is the first league as Pejabat Belia dan Sukan Sungai Siput plans to make in a monthly event. This event will be organise in kampungs, housing schemes other than new villages in Sungai Siput. All Sungai Siput folks are welcome to join irrespective of race, gender, religious believe and politic background.

The main objective is to promote healthy and fitness awareness to the community. Currently, KSK Jalong has organised the weekly senam cergas in Taman Muhibbah Jaya. This has been carried out 3 years ago. KSK Jalong is planning to include health check, health talk and healthy food for the members, participants and the public at large.

IRRESPONSIBLE LOCAL COUNCIL

Persatuan Kebajikan dan Komuniti Muhibbah, Sungai Siput, a registered organization and KRT Taman-Taman Muhibbah, Sungai Siput represented the neighbourhood of Kampung Muhibbah Fasa 2B, Taman Muhibbah Aman, Taman Muhibbah Jaya and Taman Muhibbah Jaya 2 were dissatisfied with Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Kangsar.

The grasses in these populated housing areas has grown higher than the ankle. Children could not play in the playgrounds and most of the equipments has been damaged. The designated playground in Kampung Muhibbah Fasa 2B, Taman Muhibbah Aman, Taman Muhibbah Jaya and Taman Muhibbah Jaya 2 has been overgrown by grasses. Mosquitoes, snakes and other insects were found there.

Numerous complaints has been made either verbally or written officially to Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Kangsar jointly by both organizations; however no actions taken till to day.

Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Kangsar will charge RM4 as penalty for late payment on half yearly assessment. A red notice will be issued to the respective residence. Can the residence charged Majlis Perbandaran for the late actions on grass cutting and cabbage collection? Can the residence take action on Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Kangsar where no equipments available in the playground?

Few councillors seems to take the cheap publicity to advertised themselves in the mass-media as they are the hardworking one! Resurface road, build new road-humps bla, bla, bla .... etc..... but problems like overgrown grass, clogged drainage, street lights etc were not attended.

These pictures proved all .....

Overgrown grass in Taman Muhibbah Aman playground!

The fire hydrant is a victim too ... Taman Muhibbah Aman

Taman Muhibbah Jaya 2 playground .... even the drain covered by grass

Kampung Muhibbah Fasa 2B playground ... teenage forced to play in this ground as there is nowhere else for recreation ...

INFORMAL SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMME

Sungai Siput Youth and Sports Department has organised an informal skill training programme on 8 - 10 May, 2010 in Kompleks Sukan Komuniti Sungai Siput. This programme has been carried out for few years by the Perak State Youth and Sports Department in Ipoh but only recently its started in Sungai Siput on En. Amerr Izzuddin, the officer's initiative.

The skill choosed by Sungai Siput Youth and Sports Department is cement-ferro. Most of us do not know what is cement-ferro but we has been seeing it and utilising it almost every days. It can be seen in parks and some at home. Cement-ferro is to build table, chairs, bins, fence and others with cement.

Its needs creativeness and innovative to built the items. It looks very nice and beautiful. This skill can be entrepreneurizing. The items can be sold to interested parties. With a small amount of money spent, you can earn some extra money ....

CNY OPEN HOUSE

The KRMWDKB members preparing the stage

The 2010 Chinese New Year Open House was held in Kampung Baru Rimba Panjang at 10.30 a.m. by KELAB RAKAN MUDA WAWASAN DESA KAMPUNG BARU, SUNGAI SIPUT on 18 February, 2010 (Thursday) .

The event was officiated by the Deputy Director, Rakan Muda Unit in the Perak State Youth and Sports Department, En. Munir Aliyazak. The State Assemblyman of Lintang, YB Datuk Haji Ahamed Faked Adam was represented by Cikgu Jaafar, the Kelab Rakan Muda Parlimen Sungai Siput was represented by Meor Farhan and Manivaran represented the Majlis Belia Daerah Sungai Siput.

Ang-pau was given to 45 down-symdrom children from the Persatuan Orang Istimewa Sungai Siput, Jalan Lintang.

The registration certificate for the 5 Kelab Rakan Muda Wawasan Desa Kampung Baru i.e. Sungei Buloh N/V, Simpang Jalong N/V, Rimba Panjang N/V, Lintang N/V and Lasah N/V were given to the respective pro-term chairman by En Munir Aliyazak.

YB Datuk Haji Ahamed  hope that Kelab Rakan Muda Wawasan Desa Kampung Baru can be form in Salak N/V and Salak Utara. He thanks Mr Ng Kah Choong, the advisor for the Kelab Rakan Muda Wawasan Desa Kampung Baru for assisting in forming the clubs in Lasah and Lintang new vilage. The forming of these clubs is a good move to enhance interaction among the youngs irrespective of races.

En Munir Aliyazak hope more clubs can be formed. The Ministry is planning to form a council for the Kelab Rakan Muda. This council will eventually affialite with Malaysia Youth Council and respecive State and District Council. The setting up of cyber centre in each Parliament constituency help to promote ICT for the youth and he hope the youth will fully utilized the centre. The cyber centre can be turn into youth activity centre. Here, the multi racial youth can interact within and between each other.

Both VIPs' appreciate this effort whereby youth from all races can mixed and interact. Both hope more multi-racial activity can be organise in the future.

5 members of the Kelab Rakan Muda Kampung Baru singging Chinese New Year songs and the BBoy group, whom was the winner of the 2009 Rakan Muda Mix-Dance competition performed the mix-dance for the audience.