Residents affected by the collapse of the Taman Sri Alam water retention bund in Saujana Utama, Sungai Buloh, are calling on the developer to close the nearby retention pond after the bund failed for the second time, flooding nearly 200 homes on Sunday (Dec 29).
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00:00It's sand! Not cement! It's sand!
00:06This morning we had a meeting between the residents and MKH.
00:10The issue of MKH's landfill wall has been destroyed
00:15due to a rather large flood in Taman Seri Alam.
00:19So, through the discussion we had,
00:23we asked MKH to make some improvements
00:29to prevent the same thing from happening again.
00:34Because, as we know, we are in the rainy season
00:38where the rainfall is very high.
00:41So, we are still waiting for the contractor from MKH
00:46to make some improvements.
00:49However, I would like to inform you
00:53that this is not the first time this has happened.
00:56This is the second time the landfill wall has been destroyed.
01:01Another factor is the location of the pond.
01:06As you can see, the pond is in front of the residents' house.
01:11Improvements can be made,
01:14but the pond will still be there.
01:17So, we ask MKH to discuss
01:22and find a solution
01:24to ensure the safety of the residents in Taman Seri Alam.
01:28Because, every time it rains heavily,
01:31the pond in front of us is always full.
01:36So, if the structure of the wall is not strong enough,
01:40it will break.
01:42So, yesterday, about four tribes
01:46have caused almost 200 houses to be flooded.
01:51The residents did not have time to do anything.
01:54I can say that it was like a flood.
01:58If you look at the video that was recorded by some netizens,
02:03that's how it was.
02:05We ran to save each other's families.
02:09That was before.
02:10After that, our property,
02:12our property that can be saved
02:14is to drive a car and run to a higher place.
02:17And inside the house,
02:19we couldn't do anything.
02:21What are the demands from the residents to MKH?
02:25Are there any demands in terms of compensation and so on?
02:29In terms of discussion, I can't tell you.
02:32Because there is not a single word that can be given by MKH.
02:36It's just a promise from the MKH contractor
02:41to improve and repair
02:46the structure of the wall that broke.
02:49That is our request.
02:51Because it's still in the rainy season.
02:54In terms of compensation or further action,
02:57I can't give an explanation here
03:00because the MKH can't be said to be broken.
03:03It can be seen that there is no further improvement
03:05of the large-scale repair here.
03:07And actually, how long has it been going on
03:10until now there is still no action?
03:14How long has it been going on?
03:17Okay, the first one was in 2015.
03:20It broke.
03:21After that, this structure was built.
03:24After about 10 years,
03:28this structure was damaged.
03:31Because of the heavy rain in September last year,
03:35a lot of water came out from the wall.
03:39Our party got the impression
03:42and we made an official complaint
03:45to the party and the party
03:48to make a correction.
03:50So they made a correction
03:52with their party's consultant
03:55who said that this structure
03:58is unlikely to break.
04:01When?
04:02Do it in October.
04:04The specific date is October 19.
04:07This year.
04:08Even though they are working on it,
04:10the residents and the YB
04:13came and we questioned.
04:16Your way of doing this is unlikely to break.
04:19Right?
04:20But in just two months,
04:22it's true.
04:23That thing really happened.
04:25We hope for a long term
04:28if the location of this pond can be closed.
04:31Closed.
04:32Because the Seri Alam Park will be here
04:35for decades.
04:37And if this pond is repaired,
04:39it will still be there
04:41in front of the residents.
04:43What is the function of this pond?
04:46The residents in this park
04:49is also a reservoir.
04:51Reservoir.
04:52So during the drought,
04:54it will become a reservoir?
04:56No.
04:57If it rains,
04:59the water from the residents' houses
05:01will enter here.
05:02Not Seri Alam Park?
05:04Not Seri Alam Park.
05:05Seri Alam Park has its own pond.
05:07Behind there.
05:08We have our own pond.
05:09This pond does not serve the residents of Seri Alam Park?
05:11No.
05:12This is the entirety of the Kepak Park.
05:16I got this news at 4.20pm.
05:19When I just got back to Nuri.
05:21So when I got there,
05:22I got the earthquake
05:26and caused the flood in this area.
05:29This is the second time.
05:30So what I actually said,
05:31first we have to make sure the area is safe.
05:33Check all the houses with the residents.
05:35Everything is out.
05:36Settle.
05:37Then we give them some food.
05:40And God willing,
05:41last night we had a discussion with the residents.
05:43Not only here.
05:44This is another area.
05:46This is Seri Alam Park.
05:47Another one is Serjana Perdana.
05:49That is also flooded.
05:50I went there.
05:51It's the same.
05:52The water has started to recede.
05:53I make sure the residents are all out.
05:55And Alhamdulillah, everything is settled.
05:56And when I came back,
05:57the water receded quickly.
05:59First, I will bring this issue to the State Council.
06:02Because this issue is serious.
06:03It's life-threatening.
06:05The first question is,
06:06why is the retaining pond
06:08near a higher residential area
06:10than the residential area?
06:12Which is very dangerous.
06:14Second, the design.
06:15I'm curious about the design.
06:16Why is the design,
06:17if you notice,
06:18if we make a bun,
06:19usually the V is upside down.
06:20But this one,
06:21it's here,
06:22it's here, right?
06:23So when,
06:24I'm not an engineer,
06:25but the logic is,
06:26when it's here,
06:27when I'm under pressure,
06:28it will fall.
06:29It's half V.
06:30It's half V.
06:31If it's half V,
06:32it won't happen like this.
06:33And I strongly disagree
06:34because this area
06:35is a residential area.
06:36I talked to the residents
06:38so that,
06:39if possible,
06:40we can close this area
06:41and move to a safer place.
06:42Because if we do this,
06:43it's only temporary.
06:45You put a retaining wall
06:46or whatever,
06:47if I don't see it,
06:48it will be a problem.
06:49So, back to you,
06:50close it.
06:51The area is bigger.
06:52I will propose to the state government
06:53and I will make it under one.
06:54This issue is serious.
06:55It's a national issue.
06:56And it can cause life-threatening.
06:58And this is not the first time,
06:59it's not the second time
07:00and for me,
07:01as a progressive,
07:02we need to take this issue seriously.