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Announce The New Kuala Lumpur Structural Plan (Master Plan) For The New Millennium Statement by Dr Tan Seng Giaw, DAP National Vice-Chairman and MP for Kepong on the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, KLCH, 2000 Budget. 30.12.1999. | |||||||
| KL appears different after over two decades of development. KLCH has put in some efforts. But, these are not enough. KL Structural Plan was presented over 20 years ago. Its review has never be announced. For three years, the Datuk Bandar Tan Sri Kamaruzzaman Shariff tries to review the plan. Let us have the report to usher in the New Millennium. The 2000 Budget was due about two weeks ago. Then, a new minister has taken over the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, delaying the approval of the budget. Hence, it is only presented today. The total budget is RM1.233 billion compared to RM 1.171 billion for 1999. The estimated revenues for 2000 will be RM 951 million. There is a budget deficit of RM 282 million. Where will KLCH find the money? The Datuk Bandar is bent on creating the KL identity and a garden city as well as implementing customers' charter--the best services. Although he has attempted, there is still a long way to go. Tan Sri Kamaruzzaman says that he is going to upgrade the environmental standard around the | |
dumpsite at Taman Beringin, Jinjang North, by building treatment pond and planting trees to create buffer zone. By the end of 2001, a waste transfer station will be completed. An incinerator will be ready by 2005. Kepong and Jinjang people are disappointed with this statement. Apart from the date for installing an incinerator, treatment pond, planting trees and transfer station are cliche. The people have urged the Datuk Bandar to close down the dumpsite immediately. Meanwhile, all measures to reduce pollution must be effective. What is meant by sanitary landfill must be land filled in a sanitary way. The allocation of RM230 million to deal with the KL traffic is RM50 million less than that for 1999. That for drainange is only RM 29 million compared to RM 47.2 million for 1999. Clearly, there must be greater efforts to reduce the traffic congestion and to mitigate flooding. Because of the over two years of economic crisis in the country, the rates have not been increased. It is expected that these will go up in the 2001 Budget.
Dr Tan Seng Giaw | |||||
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