KOTA KINABALU: The government should not focus so much on mega projects there by neglecting basic infrastructure such as manhole covers, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Inanam Youth chief Joseph Thadius said.
He also questioned why City Hall and the Public Works Department (PWD) had taken public safety issue lightly.
"Why did the government not learn its lesson from a similar incident in Lintas last year which also claimed the life of a child," the SAPP Central Youth Exco lamented.
Joseph said this in response to the tragic death of eight-year-old Chua Soon Lee who fell through a hole into a 12-foot deep rnonsoon drain at Mile 7, Jalan Tuaran Bypass here on Sunday.
The tragedy occurred when the Primary Two pupil of SK Telipok was out looking for scrap metal with his mother.
According to Joseph, the government was willing to spend RM388 million for the construction of a new state administrative centre but was not willing to allocate more than RM200 to install basic amenities sucn as a drain cover.
SAPP Kota Kinabalu Youth had, before this, raised the issue of a broken drain cover near a school in Likas through social network Facebook. Although City Hall responded to the complaint after four weeks of in action, the local authority then disclosed that the area was under the jurisdiction of the PWD, Joseph said.
He added that to prevent any unwanted incidents, SAPP Youth organised a gotong royong to repair the drain with financial assistance from Likas assemblyman Datuk Liew Teck Chan.
"SAPP Youth therefore urges the Barisan Nasional government to prepare, an allocation to repair all basic amenities in the state, especially damaged and missing drain covers so that there will not be a similar tragedy."
The Borneo Post
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Page A2
Yes, basic infrastructures such as manhole covers should not be overlooked.
ReplyDeleteHope that the DBKK will pay more attention to these details.
ReplyDeletekita juga harus mengambil peranan dalam membantu DBKK menjalankan tugas..laporkan mana2 kerosakan dengan segera.. jadi kejadian ini dapat dielakkan..
ReplyDeleteDBKK akan lebih menjalankan tugas dengan baik selepas ini...
ReplyDeleteharap usaha untuk memenuhi keperluan rakyat sentiasa dilakukan.
ReplyDeletekemudahan infrastruktur untuk rakyat haruslah sentiasa lengkap.
ReplyDeletekeselamatan awam harus menjadi keutamaan agar kejadian malang yang menimpa mendiang adik Chua tidak berulang...
ReplyDeletebiarlah kejadian malang tersebut menjadi pengajaran kepada kita semua.
ReplyDeleteJKR sabah sedang melaksanakan operasi sikat bagi mencari dan menyelesaikan kerosakkan yang berlaku..diharap operasi ini akan berjaya..
ReplyDeletediharap pihak2 bertanggungjawab akan menjalankan tugas mereka dengan lebih baik selepas ini.
ReplyDeleteya.diharapkan selepas ini akan menjadi lebih baik..
ReplyDeleteharap kejadian ini tidak akan berulang lagi...
ReplyDeleteSusah juga kalau buat aduan tapi last2 jawapan yang diberi bukan dibawa bidang kuasa kami.. Aiisshh, kin panas.
ReplyDeleteNamun hal ini telah diketengahkan dan rasanya tindakan lanjut pasti diambil oleh pihak2 yang berkenaan.
ReplyDeleteMengenai kejadian malang yang menimpa budak tu, harap dijadikan pengajaran. Pastikan perkara ini tak berulang lagi.
ReplyDeleteJusteru setiap pihak harus mainkan peranan masing-masing. Jika aduan dah dipanjangkan bertindaklah segera demi kebaikan bersama.
ReplyDeleteSemoga kemudahan asas dapat ditambah baik bagi mengelakkan perkara sebegini berlaku.
ReplyDeleteKemudahan asas itulah yang perlu diutamakan kepada penduduk Sabah yang berada dipendalaman. Harap kerajaan merancang sesuatu untuk memastikan kemudahan ini akan dinikmati oleh penduduk.
ReplyDeleteKemudahan yang kurang memuaskan boleh menampakkan kelemahan kerajaan sendiri. Maka penilaian rakyat pun mudah dan senang jika keperluan mereka tidak dipenuhi. Maka pastikan yang perlu dulu dilaksanakan.
ReplyDeleteis there any ideas from sapp leaders to make the manhole cover cannot be damaged and stolen??
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