KUALA LUMPUR: Alliance for a Safe Community has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Kuala Lumpur’s drainage and flood mitigation systems to address recurring flash floods after just an hour or slightly more of heavy rain.
Its chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said it was unacceptable for the national capital to continue experiencing floods during intense rainfall, disrupting traffic, damaging properties, affecting businesses and putting lives at risk.
“The problem calls for more than temporary solutions or emergency drain-clearing exercises. Kuala Lumpur needs a comprehensive and sustained overhaul of its drainage and flood mitigation systems,” he said in a statement today.
Lee said heavy rainfall and changing weather patterns were contributing factors, but the city’s drainage weaknesses, inadequate maintenance, clogged drains, accumulated silt and irresponsible construction activities also had to be addressed.
