It did not come as a surprise to hear that DBKL had been wasting precious $$ in unreasonable projects. Last month, DBKL announced the sharp rise of residential property assessments.
The paper on 1 Jan 2014 carried the news that the City Hall is planning scrap the usage of automatic street toilets. It is quite recent when in 2006, it was planned to build 20 ultra-modern toilets.
Now, barely 6 years after installation, the city hall is deciding to scrap it on the pretext of high maintenance cost. If the mayor care to check, the initial investment cost is massive. At the quoted cost of RM400,000 per unit, and times that by 20, costing RM8 millions. You can build more toilets and have them maintained for year.
Something is wrong with the management team of DBKL. It is not surprising for the city when you have people like the Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Mansor.
Now, barely 6 years after installation, the city hall is deciding to scrap it on the pretext of high maintenance cost. If the mayor care to check, the initial investment cost is massive. At the quoted cost of RM400,000 per unit, and times that by 20, costing RM8 millions. You can build more toilets and have them maintained for year.
Something is wrong with the management team of DBKL. It is not surprising for the city when you have people like the Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Mansor.
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| The Star 1 Jan 2014 |
