3rd Case of Government Building Failures / Damages / Cracks in a months
(1) On April 28, the multi-purpose hall of the Entrepreneur and Co-operative Development Ministry in Putrajaya was damaged when the ceiling was brought down by water from a burst pipe.
(2) On April 11, the Immigration head office in Putrajaya was flooded when a pipe connected to a water tank broke.
(3) On May 3, the Court Complex in Jalan Duta Cracks
Cracks show up on Jalan Duta court complex wall
KUALA LUMPUR: Cracks have begun appearing on a wall at the Kuala Lumpur court complex in Jalan Duta, less than a week after parts of a ceiling fell in the building.
The cracks, measuring more than 3m long, are on the fourth floor corridors opposite Magistrate’s Court Four.
It was not immediately known what caused them.
On Monday, it was believed that leaks from sewage pipes and sprinkler systems had caused some asbestos ceiling tiles to fall in the secretarial room of Civil High Court judge Datuk Abdul Malik.
This is the third case of damage to ceilings and burst pipes involving a government building in the last one month.
Entrepreneur and Co-operative Development Ministry in Putrajaya was damaged
On April 28, the multi-purpose hall of the Entrepreneur and Co-operative Development Ministry in Putrajaya was damaged when the ceiling was brought down by water from a burst pipe.
Immigration head office in Putrajaya was flooded
On April 11, the Immigration head office in Putrajaya was flooded when a pipe connected to a water tank broke.
The Works Ministry will assemble a team of experts to investigate the faults at the court complex in Jalan Duta, the Immigration Headquarters building in Putrajaya and the Entrepreneur and Co-operative Development Ministry building, also in Putrajaya.
Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said yesterday the team would deliver a preliminary report on Monday for him to present to the Prime Minister at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday where further details, including repair costs, would be discussed.
On the appearance of cracks at the court complex, Samy Vellu said he had received a report on the matter.
Johawaki Sdn Bhd, contractor for the court complex, said in a statement that the ceiling did not collapse at the Jalan Duta court complex.
A 0.6m by 1.2m fibre board ceiling and a 0.2m diameter light fitting fell, it said.
It said the damage had been fixed and that a maintenance crew would be present on the site during the company’s defect and liability period which expires on Feb 26.
Malaysia Bar Website
http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/content/view/8775/2/
Also on Court Complex in Jalan Duta (Extracted from Malaysiakini)
World's biggest court complex in Jalan Duta lacks of parking bays
This world's biggest court complex in Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur, will house 30 High Courts, 21 Sessions Courts and 26 Magistrate's Courts and will be operational in May 2007.
Amusingly, the 77-court complex will only have 500 parking bays for the public and lawyers. It is situated in a place not accessible by Light Rail Transport (LRT) or good public transport facilities. It is a catastrophe waiting to happen.
Source :
Malaysiakini, April 5, 2007
http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionsfeatures/65519
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