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March 31, 2005
Building safety - and a new study is being conducted
I asked the question, if the buildings in Kuala Lumpur are safe and sound against the impact of earthquakes.
I am happy to read in The Star today, that guidelines are drawn up.
Director-general of Town and Country Planning Mohd Fadhil Mohd Khir also said that proposed guidelines would also include the drawing up of routes to safer grounds when evacuating people during natural disasters.
I am worried that it will take one to two years, before the guidelines are finalised. Where is the urgency? I also wonder if Peter Tan is happy about this - I doubt it since it doesn't sound reassuring to me.
The Public Works Department will also reassess the structural and safety aspects of its buildings, especially the high-rise ones, because they are not been built to be earthquake-safe - which worries me. The article didn't say if building management will be required to reinforce the structures of high-rise buildings.
Posted by Andreas at March 31, 2005 03:12 PM
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Andreas,
I am not until it is implement and enforced.
Posted by: Peter at April 4, 2005 01:27 PM
I'd say that the possibility of earthquakes reaching Malaysia has long been ignored - after all, those of us in secondary school had been fed something along the lines that Malaysia was virtually untouchable by natural disasters
Posted by: elb at April 1, 2005 11:04 PM