Shah Alam backs state parking privatisation plan
SHAH ALAM City Council (MBSA) is ready to implement Selangor's on-street parking privatisation exercise if it proceeds on Aug 1 as scheduled.
Shah Alam mayor Datuk Mohd Fauzi Mohd Yatim said the city council would accept and support the decision made by the state government.
'It was decided by Selangor government and we will execute what is needed,' he said at MBSA's monthly full board meeting.
Mohd Fauzi disclosed that MBSA collected RM21.9mil in parking fees and RM8.9mil from compound fines last year.
'Between January and June this year, MBSA collected RM10mil in parking fees, and compound fines of RM3.6mil.'
Under Selangor's Intelligent Parking (SIP) initiative, it was proposed that four local councils be involved in the first phase of the on-street parking privatisation scheme – MBSA, Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) and Selayang Municipal Council (MPS).
However, on Wednesday, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said MBPJ had objected to the proposal.
Separately, Mohd Fauzi said MBSA would conduct inventory of neglected drainage in the city that did not fall under the jurisdiction of any authority.
He said city council engineers would start to map these secondary ditches, drains and water channels to be listed under its control.
'It is a huge task as it involves mapping and documenting the condition, size, location, area topography and soil type,' said Mohd Fauzi.
He added that the inventory would be used to plan maintenance, upgrades and future improvement of the drainage infrastructure.
Mohd Fauzi said the state government, in a meeting held in June, highlighted the importance of managing and maintaining drainage networks that did not fall under any authority.
'Selangor decided that all main drainage networks not under any authority's jurisdiction, and connected to rivers will be managed by Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID).'
Secondary ditches, drains, pipes and culverts connecting to main drains would be maintained by the local councils, he said.
'All ditches in agricultural areas will be maintained by DID while Selangor Public Works Department (JKR) will maintain all water channels within JKR land reserve except for main drains connecting to rivers,' elaborated.
MBSA, said Mohd Fauzi, would maintain all secondary ditches and drains in the city to address cleanliness, blockage due to wild vegetation and to resolve flooding issues.
'In two months, we should have the inventory,' he said.
He added that MBSA would develop a plan for maintaining and upgrading the drainage network based on the inventory, listed as priority for improvement with budget allocation.
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