Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020

e. Infrastructure and Utilities

Table 3.10: Infrastructure and utilities thrust in Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020 POLICIES

UT1 DBKL shall, through coordination with the relevant authorities and agencies, enhance the provision of waste disposal infrastructure, systems and services and ensure that they are reliable and adequate to meet the needs of the population

UT3 DBKL shall through coordination with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage, take steps to reduce flash floods.

UT5 DBKL shall, through coordination with relevant agencies, develop an integrated communications and information technology infrastructure for the City as part of the Multimedia Super Corridor.

UT6 DBKL shall implement measures to reduce water supply demand by encouraging consumers to install rainwater collection devices and recycle wastewater for non-drinking purposes.

UT7 DBKL shall, through consultation with the Sewerage Services Department of the federal and the collaboration of sewerage concession companies, ensure that the sewerage reticulation system is strengthened and the use of oxidation ponds is eliminated.

UT11 DBKL shall support relevant agencies to monitor the performance of concessionaires involved in chemical, toxic and clinical waste disposal to ensure public health and maintain public confidence.

DESCRIPTION

• Improvements in the provision of infrastructure, utilities and waste disposal services are important to improve the quality of life of the City's population. • Programs must be undertaken to address all aspects of facility provision including quality of service, maintenance, adequate and reliable distribution of needs.

• Improvements in the provision of infrastructure, utilities and waste disposal services are important to improve the quality of life of the City's population. • A long-term program to reduce floods is being implemented through the provision of flood reservoir facilities. • CHKL will take steps to implement a new approach in operating drainage programs and controlling floods as well as water quality from the source, with reference to the

Malaysian Environmentally Friendly Drainage Manual (MASMA) prepared and adopted in 2000 by JPS. • The provision of high-capacity telecommunications infrastructure and information systems is critical in developing Kuala Lumpur as an international trade and financial center, and enabling it to compete with other regional and international centers in

Asia Pacific that have the power to attract corporate companies.

• to reduce the demand for water supply systems, measures for the use of rainwater and wastewater recycling should be implemented.

• As Kuala Lumpur has grown rapidly, it is increasingly important to repair and expand the centralized sewerage system and eliminate the use of oxidation ponds in the city.

• Monitoring procedures should be adequate to ensure public confidence in these services is not affected.

Source: Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020