- A mud flood in TTDI following heavy rain has triggered a stop-work order and probe over a hillside landscaping mission linked to a proposed Bukit Kiara arboretum affecting about 300 houses.
- Residents say soil motion and drainage points after fast tree clearing contributed to a retaining wall collapse, elevating fears of additional flooding within the space, which has a excessive senior inhabitants.
- Authorities, together with the Public Works Division, are conducting technical investigations whereas residents urge tighter oversight and correct procedures earlier than works proceed.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — A mud flood in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) following heavy rain has raised issues over a hillside growth linked to a panorama mission inside the Bukit Kiara space.
The incident has prompted a stop-work order and an official probe.
The mission is linked to plans for an arboretum inside the broader Bukit Kiara inexperienced space, situated straight reverse the Jalan Abang Haji Openg housing space and affecting about 300 houses.
What’s the mission about?
The location is situated inside TTDI, on land bordering Bukit Kiara.
The broader Bukit Kiara Federal Park (Taman Persekutuan Bukit Kiara), also referred to as Kiara Park, has lengthy been designated for leisure and conservation use, with earlier plans together with an arboretum — a curated area for the conservation and research of bushes.
Environmental advocate Tan Sri Salleh Mohd Nor, who has been concerned in preservation efforts for Bukit Kiara, beforehand stated the world was meant to be developed right into a public park with Malaysia’s first arboretum for training and public entry.
The thought was first mooted within the Eighties, though it didn’t materialise. Components of the world have been later developed into what’s now the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Nation Membership.
Within the present plan, the affected website close to the Jalan Abang Haji Openg housing space is predicted to deal with round 1,000 tree species as a part of the arboretum mission.
Why has the mission halted?
Former TTDI Residents Affiliation chairman Abdul Jabar Junid stated intense rainfall over the previous 12 months and this 12 months contributed to flooding within the space.
He stated the state of affairs escalated when a retaining wall collapsed on April 18 following soil motion and water runoff from the positioning.
“Residents have been beforehand instructed bushes can be cleared in levels, however we seen hoarding went up and instantly all of the bushes have been gone,” he stated when met in TTDI.
He added that residents had raised issues earlier, warning that uncontrolled clearing may result in soil instability.
Though a stop-work order has since been issued, residents stay anxious about whether or not additional rainfall may set off one other incident.
“There isn’t any assure that if heavy rain comes once more, water is not going to enter homes. Many residents listed here are senior residents, and I’m very involved about their well-being,” he stated.
Residents’ issues
Residents are actually urging related authorities, together with the Nationwide Panorama Division, Public Works Division and Kuala Lumpur Metropolis Corridor, to make sure the mission is carried out safely.
A resident who requested anonymity stated they weren’t against the mission however burdened that correct procedures should be adopted.
“Proper now, mitigation work is simply being performed after the retaining wall collapsed. That is one thing that ought to have been thought of earlier than tree clearing started,” the resident stated.
The resident added that fast tree clearing might have contributed to soil motion, whereas runoff from the hillside ended up at a retention pond close to the retaining construction.
“There should be a greater resolution,” they stated.
Different residents have additionally questioned why the positioning was chosen for the mission, following resistance throughout a earlier townhall session over plans involving tree clearing.
The Nationwide Panorama Division is an company beneath the Housing and Native Authorities Ministry liable for federal park growth and panorama planning.
The ministry has but to answer requests for remark.
What comes subsequent
The Public Works Division has been instructed to hold out an in depth technical investigation into the collapsed retaining wall.
Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi stated the division can even assess structural integrity within the surrounding space and suggest mitigation measures.
Preliminary findings point out that heavy rainfall brought about water runoff from the hillside, which overwhelmed drainage capability and contributed to the collapse of an earth bund and retaining construction.
The investigation can even study drainage limitations in downstream areas, together with obstructions linked to utilities, which can have worsened water stream and strain.
Authorities are anticipated to suggest additional mitigation measures following the technical evaluation.
