Firefighters allay fears of life-threatening floods from TTDI construction site

 Video clips posted online showed mud from the construction site of the new national landscape office washing through Jalan Abang Haji Openg during a heavy downpour today.

A screenshot from a video of the construction site in Taman Tun Dr Ismail today, showing its aluminium walls damaged by strong winds and mud washing through the street.

PETALING JAYA:

 Residents of Taman Tun Dr Ismail have been given an assurance that there was no risk to life or property from flooding at a construction site here after heavy rains damaged aluminium walls and washed mud through a nearby street.

Video clips had circulated earlier today showing mud flooding through Jalan Abang Haji Openg, originating from the construction site of a new office of the national landscape department, as well as damage to the site’s walls caused by strong winds.

The Kuala Lumpur fire and rescue department said firefighters deployed to the site were monitoring the situation and clearing the blocked drains. “We are leaving it to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) for further action,” the department told FMT when contacted.

FMT has sought comments from DBKL.

Residents’ association president Abdul Jabar Junid said he had been informed by the project contractors and the Segambut parliamentary office that repair works would begin as soon as possible.

The project has faced opposition from residents, as it involved clearing a section of forest in Bukit Kiara. A town hall on July 18 between residents and the national landscape department became heated, with residents complaining that their concerns about the project’s environmental impact were ignored.

Some residents expressed concern that clearing the forest could lead to landslides, and that three landslides had already occurred in the area. - FMT