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Cause of water woes pinpointed
13/03/2008 The Star
TAMAN Taynton View residents have been living day to day without knowing if
they will have water supply since last month. And when water does trickle
from the taps, most of the time, it is brown and dirty.
Not only are the daily lives of the residents affected, small businesses in
the area are also disrupted by the irregular water supply as they are not
sure when they would be able to open shop.
After numerous complaints to Syabas and the Cheras MCA Service Centre, the
centre’s director Dr Jeffrey Goh decided to organise a dialogue between the
residents and representatives of Syabas to sort out the issue.
“This dialogue is organised to record an official complaint and to give
Syabas a chance to explain and help the residents solve this problem,” Goh
said.
At the dialogue, Syabas identified the main factor behind the problem as the
old piping system that has been serving the area for the past thirty years.
“The piping system has been in use for so many years that it is no longer
able to accommodate the current needs of Taman Taynton View,” Syabas
representative Yazid Ahmad said.
Syabas has agreed to look into the issue and to revamp the piping system to
solve the problem.
“This is a very serious issue because water is a basic necessity and it’s a
big burden to the residents. I will write an official letter of request for
a change in the piping system,” Goh said.
Goh and former Federal Territories ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk
Yew Teong Look also organised a dialogue with the Ketumbar Heights Owners
and Residents Association to look into the matter of obtaining strata titles
for the condominium.
The residents have been trying to obtain the titles since 2005 when they
took over the management.
“The main issue is that the condominium is built across three pieces of land
that are divided by a river. The RA has been trying to get the authorities
to amalgamate the three pieces of land as one so that one master strata
title can be issued,” Goh said.
“With three strata titles, a lot of issues will crop up in the future in
terms of facilities maintenance and governance.
“We are hoping that it will be possible to have one master title,” Goh said.
Yew, Goh and the residents have met with representatives of the Land and
Mines Office to look into the issue.
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