THE picture with this letter is a testimony to why our infrastructure has failed. The simple process of linking an existing light post through new road barriers along the Federal Highway is done in the most shoddy manner.
How many clients’ and contractors’ supervisors have passed this daily and accepted such sub-standard work?
Klang Valley drainage infrastructure has failed us with recent floods too.
The most recent widespread floods in Kuala Lumpur was on Oct 15. Typical flash floods occur when roadside drains are choked with debris. Why are the local councils not held accountable for this deplorable state of affairs?
Regular flooding of railway tracks impacts scheduled services. Commuters cannot take advantage of the billions of ringgit used to build the existing electrified double tracks. A case in point is the Batu Tiga tracks which have been reduced to a single track.
Grandiose RM6bil projects have been proposed to eliminate flooding when it can be done at half the cost.
The Drainage and Irrigation Department under the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry should be the implementing party responsible. Has it become a glorified department with no project responsibility?
Government departments and their respective ministers must be held accountable for infrastructure failures.
PATRICK C. AUGUSTIN
Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur
