DBKL has chopped down 173 bushes labeled as excessive threat from 2019 until as we speak. In response to Federal Territories minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa, that’s out of 1,488 outdated bushes within the metropolis that have been inspected.
The Sekijang MP stated that the choice was made by DBKL, and town council will proceed to observe outdated bushes. “To mirror the dedication of DBKL, 21 contractors have been appointed since June 15, 2024 for the periodic upkeep of shady bushes, and each contractor must have an arborist, who’s an knowledgeable in analysing bushes, to guage the well being of the bushes and mitigation actions,” she informed parliament as we speak.
In response to DBKL data, upkeep work have been carried out on 22,283 bushes from January until now. As for bushes on personal land, Dr Zaliha stated DBKL has issued 65 notices concerning excessive threat bushes following complaints by the general public since 2021.
Answering a query by Wangsa Maju MP Zahir Hassan, she stated that there have been 14 circumstances of accidents because of falling bushes, with 9 accidents and 5 fatalities from 2017 to 2024.
A kind of deaths occurred in Could, when a big tree got here crashing down on 17 autos, whereas additionally damaging a bus cease and the KL Monorail monitor. In that incident, a 47-year-old man died whereas a 26-year-old man suffered severe accidents. Many automobiles have been broken too, so it’s clever to have the Particular Perils add-on on your motor insurance coverage coverage. In any other case, you’re by yourself ought to an Act of God occur.
Anyway, how’s the panorama in your space or taman of late? We all know the hazards of falling bushes, however I can’t assist however really feel unhappy to see so many bushes chopped down in my neighbourhood. It was shady, and it was fairly.
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