LRT pillar cracks, stinky lake blamed
M KrishnamoorthyPublished: Jun 17, 2010 8:16 AM | Updated: Jun 17, 2010 10:59 AM
The desilting of the Taman Aman lake in Petaling Jaya resulted in cracks on the LRT pillars, bringing to an abrupt halt the contract which was supposed to remove the stench from the lake.
Poor planning by the Petaling Jaya city council (MBPJ) has now left the air polluted, with joggers and other passers-by complaining that the stink from the lake had worsened.
The desilting of the Taman Aman lake in Petaling Jaya resulted in cracks on the LRT pillars, bringing to an abrupt halt the contract which was supposed to remove the stench from the lake.
Poor planning by the Petaling Jaya city council (MBPJ) has now left the air polluted, with joggers and other passers-by complaining that the stink from the lake had worsened.
The partial desilting has not helped in removing the stink in the Section 14 lake’s surroundings and the water is even more contaminated with sewerage and refuse which continue to float on the lake.
About six months ago work started to de-silt the lake to remove the dirt and mud as well as lower the water level which caused lake flooding during heavy downpours.
A retired headmistress said Petaling Jaya local council officials did not realise that the desilting would destabilise the water table in the area and affect the stability of LRT pillars bordering the lake.
This led to the contractor hurriedly putting up scaffoldings and replastering the pillars.
Senator S Ramakrishnan, a former council member, said the project lacked an overall feasibility study of the lake’s environment before the council finalised and awarded the contract.
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Poor planning by the Petaling Jaya city council (MBPJ) has now left the air polluted, with joggers and other passers-by complaining that the stink from the lake had worsened.
The partial desilting has not helped in removing the stink in the Section 14 lake’s surroundings and the water is even more contaminated with sewerage and refuse which continue to float on the lake.About six months ago work started to de-silt the lake to remove the dirt and mud as well as lower the water level which caused lake flooding during heavy downpours.
A retired headmistress said Petaling Jaya local council officials did not realise that the desilting would destabilise the water table in the area and affect the stability of LRT pillars bordering the lake.
This led to the contractor hurriedly putting up scaffoldings and replastering the pillars.
Senator S Ramakrishnan, a former council member, said the project lacked an overall feasibility study of the lake’s environment before the council finalised and awarded the contract.
[More in Komunitikini]
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