The devastating mid-December flood in 2021 cost the capital city an estimated RM30mil in losses.
The Bohol flood retention pond spanning 37.8ha is located next to Kesas highway — Photos: YAP CHEE HONG & FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
None of the 15 are gazetted as flood retention ponds, making them vulnerable to interested third parties. The source added that any proposal to transfer ownership of government land should be through open tender, which was not done in this case. The floods on Dec 18, 2021 and March 7 last year caused water from the Bohol pond to overflow and flood Kesas and Kinrara Court nearby.“The fact that the system at the Awan Besar toll plaza along Kesas were damaged after the March 7 floods speaks volumes about how serious the situation was,’’ said one source.
Following a check with DBKL’s planning department, an officer revealed that the developer of the project had yet to submit planning permission.
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