Murray Hunter
Floods in the north and east coast are the result of decades of neglect
Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JSP) funds allocated to cronies
Nov 29, 2024
Surely when the same weather patterns occur each year, government planners should have the initiative to work on solutions to solve the problem of flooding.
A former PAS MP once blamed the floods in Kelantan on the wrath of Allah for failing to introduce Hudud laws in the state. This is a great cop out for their neglect of duty for their constituents.
The massive floods that usually occur in Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Perlis each year are the result of years of neglect by the authorities. This includes federal, state, and local governments. Bureaucrats with little experience in flood mitigation, neglect the issue each year when the sun is literally shining.
When state governments request development funds from the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) within the Prime Minister’s Department, they request building projects where money can be made through crooked tenders, and the fixing of crony contractors to build unnecessary factories, tourist gerai, or any other ‘white elephant projects’ they can think of.
Nov 29, 2024
Surely when the same weather patterns occur each year, government planners should have the initiative to work on solutions to solve the problem of flooding.
A former PAS MP once blamed the floods in Kelantan on the wrath of Allah for failing to introduce Hudud laws in the state. This is a great cop out for their neglect of duty for their constituents.
The massive floods that usually occur in Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Perlis each year are the result of years of neglect by the authorities. This includes federal, state, and local governments. Bureaucrats with little experience in flood mitigation, neglect the issue each year when the sun is literally shining.
When state governments request development funds from the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) within the Prime Minister’s Department, they request building projects where money can be made through crooked tenders, and the fixing of crony contractors to build unnecessary factories, tourist gerai, or any other ‘white elephant projects’ they can think of.
The building of flood mitigation and drainage infrastructure is neglected, or prized pet drainage projects without no science and thought behind them are created, where well connected local crony-contractors benefit.
Floods are the result of greed and stupidity
Most of the floods are the result of environmental vandalism. Logging concessions are given to cronies who strip the land of jungle and trees which assist the soil take up moisture. These bare hills with the soil in direct contact with rain and flowing water take away good top soils with them and make the flooding problem worse.
Facebook: Abdul Barr Kelantan today.
Contractors build roads without proper drainage, where the roads act as a block to retreating water. The water has no where to go and floods out local towns. Streets within towns are just built with inadequate drainage systems. That’s why towns flood first.
The biggest neglect comes from the federal government which allocates development funds to crony projects, rather than spending time, effort and money on necessary drainage projects.
Einstein said something like when you do the same thing, the same way over and over again, but expect a different result is insanity. That’s bureaucracy, insanity connected to greed.
Floods are a good scam for politicians
The best thing for those politically connected is the assistance and refuge given to those in need during flood season. The catering is done by political cronies, and the cost of supplies such as boats and tents are supplied at inflated prices to government.
Whoopie, there are some very happy politicians tonight making money out of peoples’ misery. How many people will needlessly lose their lives this time from neglect?
Half of the peninsula under flood today.
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