TAMAN CENTURY SERIOUSLY FLOODED

KOTA KINABALU has been raining for the past many days. The rainfall is unpredictably high most of the time. Many clogged drains are also very common sights in Kota Kinabalu.

This is due to inefficiencies and slackness of the authorities such as the local councils who are supposed to be responsible to ensure the public a cleaner and a safer environment around the city and in all the housing areas in Kota Kinabalu City which is under the jurisdiction of DBKK and the Penampang District Council. All the house owners in Kota Kinabalu are required to pay at least RM30 per month as assessment fees for the works to be carried out.

A furious, dissatisfied and angry resident from Taman Century (Lorong Semangkuk 6) seek assistance from Andrew lee, Special assistant to Kota Kinabalu MP regarding the clogged drains which are not cleared up and caused rain water to overflow into houses and the car porch.

The complainant felt helpless and unhappy, and he mentioned that something should be done by the relevant authorities. They should take the initiative to 'Turun Padang' to look into the matter and not just take some pictures at the site. The complainant, had channeled this matter to the authorities numerous times for the past ten years, and yet there is no concrete solution.

Datuk Yee Moh Chai at the same time was notified and asked to assist in this matter. Unfortunately, there was no action too. The resident is very disappointed that these complaints had landed to deaf ears.

The house owner of Taman century seeks a long term solution. The complainant’s house and car porch is often flooded when it rains heavily. There is also rain water rushing down from the hill and from other housing drains channeling the rain water down to the narrow and shallow drain at Taman Century.

To make things worse, the main drain beside Lorong Semangkuk 6 is full of vegetation and rubbish which has never been cleared for years. As for now, to avoid these problems from repeating in the very near future, the authority must engage qualified contractors to carry out the work and to ensure all developers comply with its terms, conditions and specifications required.

As for most of the housing projects in Kota Kinabalu for that matter, many developers did not comply to specifications and should have not been granted an approval. Are the house buyers being cheated off their rights? This is a serious matter and house owners should not be taken for a ride. There is no one to carry out inspections in and around the Kota Kinabalu housing areas to detect problems faced by the public.

Sabah DAP urges the authorities to look into this matter seriously and to provide a solution for these house owners in and around Kota Kinabalu. No one likes their house to be flooded in deep smelly water.