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| Subject: Call to resite dam project. Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:22 pm | |
| Terkejut saya apabila terbaca headline Sabah Daily Express hari ini tentang perkara ini. Nampaknya sedikit demi sedikit daerah Penampang hendak ditenggelamkan dan sudah tentu mempunyai kesan kepada penduduk yang telah lama mendiami kawasan tersebut. http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=68184 - Quote :
- Call to resite dam project
Penampang: Just when residents of Kampung Maang thought their problem is over after the Sri Tanjung resettlement issue is settled, they are now faced with yet another problem - the Kota Kinabalu Water Supply Phase III project. Under the proposed project, a dam said to be 12km square in size and a water treatment plant will be built, which are part of a master plan to secure sufficient water supply (additional 1,200 million litres daily) for Kota Kinabalu and its vicinity until 2050. However, based on a feasibility study conducted by WCT Sdn Bhd, the proposed project would see at least 11 villages to be submerged, displacing an estimated more than 1,000 people. The dam was proposed in Kaiduan, Papar, while the water treatment plant in Kampung Maang, which is about 8km away. Villagers from Kampung Maang and the surrounding areas, mostly in the Moyog side of the district, including Kionop, Kalangaan, Longkogungan, Terian, Babagon Laut, Buayan and Timpayasa, expressed fears Wednesday that the project would affect their livelihood. The villagers claimed nobody approached them for their views on the matter. A representative from Kampung Maang, Linus Malitan, said they were not objecting to the development programme but hoped the Government would reconsider and find another site. "We just want the Government to reconsider the site. There is still plenty of state land in the vicinity, probably along the Papar Old road with lesser population. "We are not against development but the choice of site," he said. "We have been emotionally distressed because there is no peace of mind starting with the Sri Tanjung, then the boundary (when some villages were excised from Penampang and added to Putatan district) problem and now this. "It is like there is no hope. About three quarters of Maang are gone," he lamented. Representative of the Action Committee from Papar, Nousi Giun, from Kampung Terian, said they had submitted the protest on Sept 20. According to him, they had proposed that the Government consider relocating the project to Mondolipau, also in Papar, where its impact would not be as wide as if it is implemented in Kaiduan. Mondolipau is one of the tributaries of the Papar River. Furthermore, Nousi said several long-term projects had been carried out by NGOs and government agencies to conserve the area up to Crocker Range. "A lot of money has been spent and if it is submerged, it will be lost," he said, adding the area is also where the Salt Trail is located. Moyog Assemblyman Donald Mojuntin said the people who are potentially affected must have a channel for them to express their fears. "On our part as elected representatives, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok (Penampang MP) and I will bring it up. I would think it would be wise for the Ministry to send a group of people to find out exactly the social impact of this thing," he said. According to him, Maang is a growing village while Penampang is a district with limited land. "But bearing in mind they are not calling for the project to be stopped but just to be relocated to somewhere else," he said, adding that based on the map the proposed project is taking up clusters of houses and even the old Papar Road. He said a lot of issues need to be addressed before the project could be implemented, including relocation of the affected people. "I myself gave them rubber seeds to plant as part of the poverty eradication programme but now they are going to flood it," said Mojuntin. It was learnt that the Feasibility Study had been completed and presented to the Government and Letter of Intent together with a Need Statement were subsequently given to WCT on May 15 requesting it to submit a detailed proposal for negotiation with the Government. Mojuntin said based on the map of the proposed treatment plant, a huge chunk of Maang would be used encompassing kampung, ancestral and private land. "It will cover areas where there are existing clusters of dwelling houses. To make matters worse, this proposal will affect a 20-acre Catholic mission land. The majority of Catholic population in Penampang are definitely disappointed as there is a plan to build a big church on that mission land," he said. Mojuntin, who is an Assistant Finance Minister, said he was embarrassed as he was also in dark about the project. "Furthermore, in order for water to be channelled to the Maang Water Treatment Plant from the proposed dam, we were told that pipes would be laid through Kampung Timpangoh Laut and through densely populated villages such as Sugud, Bokok-Kituau and Limbanak. "The residents in these villages are also worried," he said. Mojuntin said there seemed to be an oversight in the planning stage or during the Feasibility Study of the Kaiduan Dam as there was definitely no consultations with the relevant elected representatives, local authorities and community leaders in the early stages. "The site seems to have been drawn up just by getting the topography of the area and identifying the water source," he said, adding that for a mega project said to cost around RM2.8 billion, social and communal factors should be considered before it is deemed viable. Mojuntin said the villagers were just beginning to enjoy gradual progress towards development like the RM500,000 road leading to Terian and the installation of a RM450,000 micro-hydro project in Buayan (that was already installed in Terian previously). "Imagine how they felt when they found out suddenly that their whole village might be submerged," he said. Furthermore, Mojuntin said apart from the Catholic Mission land, a portion of the affected Maang area had been identified as a Settlement for the Landless in Penampang and also identified for the Perumahan Bantuan Rakyat as part of the Government's poverty eradication programme. He said he had spoken to Dompok, who is also the Plantation and Commodities Minister, on the matter and he agreed that there should have been consultations with all the relevant parties prior to the Feasibility Study. "We would have avoided unnecessary controversies and misunderstanding. Due to all the worries and feelings of apprehension, they are at least two action groups going round to collect protest signatures," he said. At the same time, Mojuntin said he would also take up the matter and discuss with the Infrastructure Development Minister Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan. "I hope it remains that way until all sides are heard. I believe the Government will take into account all relevant and pertinent factors before a project of this magnitude is implemented," he said. Apa pendapat anda tentang perkara ini? | |
| | | mamat53 Regular Member
Number of posts : 165 Points : 21 Registration date : 2008-02-25
| Subject: Re: Call to resite dam project. Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:34 am | |
| I feel pity with the people affected by the said project. Can the government prevent this from happening? | |
| | | mamat53 Regular Member
Number of posts : 165 Points : 21 Registration date : 2008-02-25
| Subject: Re: Call to resite dam project. Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:35 am | |
| Where is '1malaysia - Rakyat didahulukan pencapaian diutamakan' or is it merely a bullshit? | |
| | | akinabalu SBF Moderator
Number of posts : 581 Points : 49 Registration date : 2008-02-22
| Subject: Re: Call to resite dam project. Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:19 am | |
| - mamat53 wrote:
- Where is '1malaysia - Rakyat didahulukan pencapaian diutamakan' or is it merely a bullshit?
Harap perkara ini diambil perhatian dan janganlah kampung yang terlibat ditenggelamkan dan penduduknya melarat dan tidak bertempat di negeri sendiri. Jika ini berlaku, sia-sia sahajalah konsep 1Malaysia, Rakyat didahulukan, Pencapaian diutamakan. | |
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