Illegal pipes one reason for KL floods, says deputy minister


Ravin Palanisamy Elill Easwaran

Heavy rain on September 10 in KL caused five areas to be hit by flash floods. Illegal utility pipes are one of the causes of the floods, say officials. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, September 20, 2020.

ILLEGAL pipes installed within drainage systems without Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) approval is one of the causes behind the flash floods in the city more than a week ago, Deputy Federal Territories Minister Dr Santhara Kumar said.

He said DBKL found that these pipes, installed without permission, had reduced drainage capacity by between 30% and 40%.


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  • Wow what a findings and a fast one after two weeks. If DBKL can established this findings can it provide supporting documentation proof on this?? 40% where are these installation located?? Where were DBKL monitoring and enforcement all these while?? Were DBKL enforcement team busy of making side business or did they closed both eyes after getting kick backs?? Maybe my earlier statement is too harsh for DBKL but one thing is for sure, the enforcement team has longer coffee breaktime after their daily collection routine at the mamak stalls.

    Posted 3 years ago by Teruna Kelana