Landowner to bear Taman Wawasan landslide repair cost

THE landowner of the Taman Wawasan landslide site in Puchong, Selangor, will pay for repairs amounting to roughly RM13mil, says Subang Jaya mayor Datuk Mohd Fauzi Mohd Yatim.

He said repair works, involving permanent slope stabilisation as well as reconstruction of main drains and road structures, had progressed to phase two.

“The land where the landslide occurred belongs to a developer.

“The landowner has agreed to bear the cost of repairs for both phases one and two.

“The developer has issued a tender for the second phase.

“The project will take six to seven months starting from April and will be completed sometime in October.

“The entire project will cost between RM11mil and RM13mil,” said Mohd Fauzi after chairing Subang Jaya City Council’s (MBSJ) March full board meeting yesterday.

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Nine terrace houses and four cars were affected in the landslide which occurred along Jalan Wawasan 3/9 in Taman Wawasan, Puchong, on Dec 16 last year.

MBSJ previously issued a media statement that phase one of repairs comprising installation of sheet piles had been completed in early January.

Mohd Fauzi also announced that the city council would be introducing an internal app called MBSJ Special Complaints System to encourage staff to lodge complaints and identify potential problems in the city.

“Our aim is to involve 1,460 staff as MBSJ’s ‘eyes and ears’ through the system, which starts next month.

“They can lodge complaints on rubbish, potholes, clogged drains and faulty streetlamps. The complaints will be channelled to relevant MBSJ departments for follow-up action,” he said.

“MBSJ wants its staff – from drivers and clerks to officers and directors – to ‘mendahalui aduan’ (get in front of the complaints).

“I want them to be proactive and take initiative to lodge complaints upon coming across potential problems, instead of waiting for the public to lodge complaints.

“The MBSJ Special Complaints System will be linked to the staff’s annual work evaluation.

“Those who are proactive in lodging reports will get marks in their evaluation,” he added.

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Mohd Fauzi said he hoped the system would reduce the number of complaints from the public.

MBSJ received 28,000 complaints last year and 5,000 during the first quarter of this year.

He said the public could continue using the Public Complaints Management System (Sispaa) introduced by the Federal Government to lodge complaints with government agencies.

Meanwhile, it was agreed at the meeting that Zone 11 councillor Pravin Murali will temporarily adopt and look into matters at Zone 5, which was overseen by councillor Gunasunthari Kanniappan who has resigned.

Her resignation comes into effect on April 1.

Councillor and PKR whip M. Anbarasan Murugesu suggested that Zone 5 be temporarily assigned to a PKR councillor, since Gunasunthari was from the party.

He explained that she had resigned due to personal reasons.

With the resignation, MBSJ has two vacancies for councillors.

A total of 23 MBSJ councillors were sworn in for the 2024-2025 term in late January.