Malaysia requires more people to voice out and stand in the front line. No more hiding behind their comfort zone and wait for changes to come. We ought to do it NOW! Peace to all mankind.

Saturday, December 06, 2008

Can we just stop any hillside project?

Do we need to wait for 2 landslides before we can stop and leave the hillsides alone?

It has been every environmentalist headache to tell the Government to stop issuing permit to build high rise building on hillside. They have been trying their best to stop it, but to no avail.

I really hate to say this. Do we need to have something happen and have a few bodies to highlight this matter to the Government and developer? Can we just stop and cancel any projects that involve hillside? Not enough with highland tower death? Not enough with the current death? How many more incident that we want it to hit the headline?

Landslides in Malaysia this year

Dec 4 - 300 people were forced to evacuate two buildings when a landslide caused part of the retaining wall of a car park to collapse in Jalan Semantan, Kuala Lumpur.

Nov 30 - Two sisters were buried alive when a landslide hit their bungalow in Ulu Yam Perdana near Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor.

Oct 22 - Tonnes of earth came crashing down a hill onto the grounds of the Taman Terubong Jaya apartments in Butterworth where over 1,000 residents were staying.

Oct 19 - Four families evacuated from houses along the banks of Sungai Kayu Ara in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, after landslide there.

Oct 17 - Two Indonesians were killed after they were buried alive by tonnes of sand in a landslide in Ganesan Quarry, Hulu Langat near Kajang, Selangor.

Oct 15 - A landslide after a downpour at Pinggir Bukit Segar, Cheras, Selangor caused a family to move out as they feared for their safety.

Sept 6 - Roads from the George Town to Teluk Bahang and Balik Pulau in Penang were cut off due to landslides and fallen trees.

Jan 17 - Two foreign workers were killed after they were buried in a landslide while working at a plantation in Cameron Highlands.

Taken from Thestar.

2 comments:

Pat said...

Yes, Jarod, I agree - can't we 'Just Say NO' here as well???!!!

Aiyah, we are always doing thing backwards, you know. We wait for people to die, then we say: no more permits, or whatever.

Sigh. Looks like we never learn, ah?

Pat

Jarod said...

Not We, Patricia.

THEY!!!!!

The bugger Government never seem to learn! Gosh! When i read in your blog that said it will stop approving any hill slope project after highland tower incident, it angered me even more.

I might not remember anything when I was in standard 3 in the year 1993. But i remember the incident. It was headline in major newspaper.

Time to have a proper Government that not only rule it in the righteous way, but also protecting Malaysian and our nature from getting bad to worst!