Oleh: Shaimon S Jumadi
DANGEROUS
.....Landslide dangerous to the nearby residents of Taman Indah Jaya
“We seek for the Government's full attention to the landslide issue
faced by the residents of the terrace houses along the hillside in Phase 3,
Taman Indah Jaya,” Said Member of
Parliament Sandakan Stephen Wong.
He added this issue has been highlighted and
brought to the attention of the Sandakan Municipal Council when the threat of
landslide was discovered. We therefore urge the Sandakan Municipal Council to
take immediate action to resolve the problem in order to prevent the occurrence
of any unfortunate incidents.
Upon receiving complaints over this issue
from the residents, Member of Parliament for Sandakan, Stephen Wong Tien Fatt together with George
Hiew, Calvin Chong and Frankie Poon visited the site. Undoubtedly, the threat
of landslide on the hillside is obvious and the safety of the residents staying
nearby is questionable.
According to the local residents, this threat
was made known to the Government including members of Parliament, state
assemblymen, ministers and even the Chief Minister since 3 years ago but no
solid actions have been taken to overcome this issue apart from sending
personnel from relevant departments to inspect the area and conduct tests and
surveys. The local residents also informed that they have written in to the
Prime Minister to address this issue but no response was given.
It is DAP's
stand that the Government owes a duty to provide a safe and habitable home to
the residents who are staying in houses built based on the approval and
consensus of the Government. It is therefore the responsibility of the
Government to tackle this landslide issue before any unfavourable event occurs.
"We wish to remind the Government to adhere to its ideology of 'rakyat
didahulukan' and take immediate steps to solve the problem of landslide which
is threatening the lives and homes of the residents in Taman Indah Jaya,"
he said to the Sabahkini.Net Senior
Reporter for Sandakan Region
during his visited the places
yesterday.
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