上周二 (10月9日) 民政党峇都区部和各国阵成员党代表与吉隆坡市政局与水利灌溉局官员，再次前往水塘路视察，并商讨政府早前批准在峇都河(Sungai Batu)建防洪堤工程，以避免每逢豪雨造成河水泛滥，导致水塘路一带引发水灾。
参与活动的峇都区民政党服务中心协调员刘华才博士表示，在当天的巡视中，我们发现到这项建防洪堤工程将影响到附近一带的非法木屋区和一所华人庙宇新兴府，必须被拆除让路给这项工程的进行。然而新兴府方面则寻求民政党峇都区部的协助，希望庙宇能继续获得保留。在与新兴府的理事们会面和商讨后，我们了解到该庙宇在当地存在已久，是当地华人信徒膜拜的好去处，而且新兴府还和同善医院合作，每逢星期二让同善医院的中医慈善巡回医疗队，在新兴府为当地的60岁以上乐龄人士、残障人士和贫穷人士提供免费中医医疗服务。
"鉴于新兴府对当地人民的贡献，我认为庙宇应该获得保留。对此，我们第一时间向水利灌溉局反映人民的心声，并要求防洪堤工程可以不必征用新兴府的范围。在与水利灌溉局官员现场视察和研究后，我们终于达成共识，将防洪堤围墙绕过新兴府的范围。换句话说，新兴府将可以获得保留，不必被拆除。另外我们也知道水塘路居民长年饱受水灾困扰，这项建防洪堤工程相信将一劳永逸地解决水塘路的水灾问题，也是履行国阵政府对人民的承诺。" 刘华才指出。
刘华才也补充，这也是民政党峇都区部在"我爱峇都"的计划下，持续跟进的其中一项工作。民政党将持续服务峇都国会选区的居民，解决他们的民生问题，并提高他们的生活素质。
The construction of flood embankment by the DID is affecting the temple nearby
Gerakan Batu promised to save the temple from demolition
Press statement by Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator Dr. Dominic Lau
15 October 2012
Last Tuesday (9 October), Gerakan Batu Division and representatives from the BN component parties as well as officers from DBKL and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage visited Jalan Kolam Air to hold an inspection and to discuss the Sungai Batu flood embankment project which aims to stop the river from overflowing whenever there is a heavy rain and causing flood to the surrounding area of Jalan Kolam Air.
Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator Dr. Dominic Lau who took part in the inspection said that during the visit, they found out that the flood embankment project will affect an illegal squatter area and a Chinese temple Sin Heng Hoo Temple which both are situated nearby, they will have to be demolished in order to make way for the construction project. However, Sin Heng Hoo Temple has sought the help from Gerakan Batu Division as they hoped the temple would be allowed to remain. After a meeting and discussion with the trustees of the Sin Heng Hoo Temple, we were told that the temple has been there for a long time, it is a popular place of worship for the local devotees. The temple even collaborated with the traditional Chinese medicine mobile charity medical team of Tung Shin Hospital to offer free Chinese medicine medical service to the local senior citizens who aged 60 and above, the disabled and the poor people.
"In view of the contributions Sin Heng Hoo Temple had given to the local people, I think that the temple should be allowed to remain. In this regard, we immediately reflected the voices of the people to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage and asked the flood embankment project not to expropriate the land where Sin Heng Hoo Temple is situated. After a site inspection and study with the officers from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage, we finally reached a consensus to let the wall of the floor embankment bypassing the perimeter of Sin Heng Hoo Temple. In another word, Sin Heng Hoo Temple is allowed to remain and it is saved from demolition. Apart from this, we also aware that the residents in Jalan Kolam Air are constantly plagued with flood problem, this flood embankment project is believed to be the once and for all solution to the flood problem, which is also a promise that BN is now fulfilling," said Dr. Dominic Lau.
Dr. Dominic also added that this is one of the projects under the "I Love Batu" plan that Batu Gerakan has been constantly following-up. Gerakan will continue to serve the residents of Batu parliamentary constituency, solve their livelihood problems and improve their quality of life.
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