11 KL MPs and Rubbish Incinerator
Today, Federal Territory Minister YB Tengku Adnan met 11 members of parliament from Kuala Lumpur (Taman Tun Razak MP was represented by an assistant) and 1 MP from Labuan. He showed professionalism.
We discussed many issues such as crimes, traffic congestion, rivers within Kuala Lumpur and public parks. Kuala Lumpur produces more than 3000 metric tonnes of rubbish or solid waste a day. We have to deal with this complicated issue.
On 18 June, 2013, Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman announced the project to build a modern incinerator to burn rubbish at Taman Beringin, Jinjang North, Kepong. In July, his deputy Datuk Halimah told the House that the Government would seek public opinion and how comfortable they were with the incinerator project.
YB Tengku Adnan proposes that Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government and Federal Territory Ministry meet all KL MPs to find a solution to the incinerator project.
posted by Tan Seng Giaw @ 8/26/2013 10:03:00 PM
4 Comments:
The incinerator will be too near to Desa Park City, Mt. Kiara, central KL, not to mention Kepong area, a highly populated residential area. Pls fight at all costs to stop such madness!
Malaysia is a huge country, there are sure better rural areas can be identified that is much more suitable for such plant!
The incinerator will be too near to Desa Park City, Mt. Kiara, central KL, not to mention Kepong area, a highly populated residential area. Pls fight at all costs to stop such madness!
Malaysia is a huge country, there are sure better rural areas can be identified that is much more suitable for such plant!
The incinerator will be too near to Desa Park City, Mt. Kiara, central KL, not to mention Kepong area, a highly populated residential area. Pls fight at all costs to stop such madness!
Malaysia is a huge country, there are sure better rural areas can be identified that is much more suitable for such plant!
There is a survey on the Bahasa version of JPSPN website seeking views of whether or not one agrees that incineration is the best alternative. Incineration is not in my view the best alternative. Has Malaysia done enough to educate the public on recycling, reduce and reuse? Mandatory separation of waste would be a good start. In the interview given by the Director General of JPSPN reported in The Star, the DG said that modern incinerators are able to burn the two gases, dioxin and furan which are of concern among the public. There is no mention of other toxic emissions, such as heavy metals, fine particulates, known carcinogens mutagens and hormone disrupters. Modern incinerators transfer airborne dioxins and some heavy metals to fly ash which is light and readily airborne. The report claims that neither Singapore nor Tokyo has recorded any health hazards or deaths linked to incinerators. Cancer does not occur overnight. Difficulties in establishing ‘proof’ of cause and effect is more likely because human race is exposed to so many different influences that it is uncertain to pin specific health effects on incineration. But what is undeniable is that the rates of cancer, birth defects, reproductive dysfunction, neurological damage, respiratory ailments have increased in cities such as Singapore and Tokyo.
The location in Jinjang North is only 10-11km from KL city center. Within its 10 km radius are densely populated neighbourhoods which apart from Jinjang, Kepong and Segambut include, I believe, Mont Kiara, Bangsar, Sri Hartamas and TTDI.
In Singapore the 5 incinerators are located far from their city center and dense residential areas. Obviously public health is a primary concern.
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