KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Residents of Jalan Abdullah have called on the Kuala Lumpur City Hall to conduct a full investigation to determine whether there is a natural waterway beneath their housing area.
"As the matter now no longer involves only one project developer, we really hope that DBKL will look into our report on the recent flooding possibly caused by the natural waterway," said longtime resident T. Ksharmini. According to Ksharmini, it was at a meeting last December where the independent checker appointed by the project developer and the representative from Department of Mineral and Geoscience both said there was no natural waterway in the area.
"We also spoke to the workers on site where the flooded area was located, and they told us that there is a natural water source underground. Ksharmini also added that in July 2014, the Unit Geosains, Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia, Selangor/Wilayah Persekutuan confirmed the presence of a natural waterway in Jalan Abdullah /Lengkok Abdullah, which is in the immediate vicinity of Federal Hill.Selamatkan Kuala Lumpur chairman Datuk M. Ali had previously said the project — a 32-storey high-rise — should not have been approved in the first place as no prior engagement was done with residents of Jalan Abdullah.
, it states that the said land plots were acquired by Bangsar Rising Sdn Bhd for the proposed 32-storey serviced apartment project.