RM151Mil for CCTV Cameras for Crime Areas

In the local newspaper TheStar, reported that Local Government Minister, Datuk Halimah Mohd Sadique announced that around RM151mil had been set aside to buy and install 992 CCTV cameras in the crime hotspot locations. RM70mil for Peninsular and RM81mil for East Malaysia.

Under the first phase, 496 CCTV were installed in 25 local council in Peninsular Malaysia and another 496 will be installed by 25 local councils  including Sabah and Sarawak.

The Star 25 Mar 2014

Failed Traffic System

In 2002, the RM365 mil ITIS project was launched. The tender award was given to a contractor who did not have any IT expertise.  In 2005, ITIS was operational with problems handed to DBKL.  Then the problems started....

- thieves stole million ringgit worth of computer chips and copper wires. I hope this was the real reason for the problem and not an excuse and way to cover other issues.

- Then ITIS Technology became out of date.

In 2013, another tender to revive ITIS was made and awarded to GTC Global Sdn Bhd at the quoted cost of RM200mil. Recently this company was acquired by TM.

SIGNS OF PROBLEMS
1. ITIS was down since 2013.
2. On 30 out of 1000 cameras are still functioning.
3. The Transport Management Center at Bukit Jalil had been turned to become a junkyard housing RM millions of obsolete equipment awaiting to be disposed.



Attachments
A: List Of DBKL Mayor...

B. The ITIS Web Page

C. The news in a local paper

The Star 11 Apr 2014 Friday

Water Tunnel Pahang to Selangor

With water rationing imposed in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in March 2014, the issues of water production was discussed.One of the proposed solution was to build a new water processing plant, known as langat 2, and to channel raw water from Pahang, Sungai Semantan.

The existing plants are:
- Langat 1
- Kelang Gate.
- Batu
- Semenyih
- Wangsa Maju - built on fast track basis in 1998.

The Tunnel - The Star 16 Apr 2014

The tunnel ia about 44.6 Km from Karak to Hulu Langat outlet. The water from Sungai Semantan will pass through the channel under the Titiwangsa mountain range.

Currently, the water uses is around 4351MLD and the production capability of the 34 treatment plants is 4686MLD. Wth Langat 2, the capacitity will be improved by 1,200MLD.

The Pahang Water Tunnel - the Star 16 Apr 2014