RM6bil flood tunnel idea is band-aid solution, says green group

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Gabungan Darurat Iklim Malaysia calls for revisions to planning guidelines to face climate change, and rainwater harvesting to tackle increased intense rainfall.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/12/rm6bil-flood-tunnel-idea-is-band-aid-solution-says-green-group/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/11/12/terowong-banjir-rm6-bilion-penyelesaian-jangka-pendek-kata-kumpulan/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #FloodTunnel #PlanMalaysia

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00:00Environmental groups have dismissed a proposal for a RM6 billion underground tunnel system

00:06to mitigate flood as merely a Band-Aid solution.

00:10Instead, Gabungan Darurat Iklim Malaysia said planning guidelines should be revised to adapt

00:15to climate change.

00:17The group said officials at Plan Malaysia should look into density, plot ratios, permeability

00:22and urban forest mitigation.

00:24Co-founder Kennedy Michael praised Selangor for emulating Japan's flood mitigation model,

00:29but wondered whether it would be well-maintained.

00:32He said this is because Malaysia does not have a good maintenance culture or Japanese

00:37integrity, ethics and commitment to excellence.

00:40Meanwhile, former Klang MP Charles Santiago urged the state government to make documents

00:45related to the proposal publicly available.

00:48State Executive Councillor Izam Hashim said the RM6 billion project was based on a mitigation

00:53model used in Kawasaki and Saitama, Japan.

00:57Dhanushar Dhiriza, FMT News.

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