Post time 20-8-2021 01:29 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
Edited by tripleid at 20-8-2021 02:34 PM
Forest clearing activities a reason for flooding in Yan
The Star
Friday, 20 Aug 2021
THE massive and sudden flooding in Yan, Kedah on Aug 18, which left three people dead, is another reminder of the urgent need to preserve the natural environment.
The floods and landslides were triggered by an upstream water rush phenomenon at the waterfall area near Gunung Jerai. The affected residents described the water surge as a dam bursting or mini-tsunami due to the rapid flow of water, mud, debris, fallen logs and other waste materials.
Kedah Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor was reported by the media as denying allegations that the floods were caused by logging activities. It may not be logging, but it certainly involved cutting down trees and clearing the forest.The deluge of muddy water that was seen in videos of the incident clearly shows evidence of land clearing activities.
Consumers’ Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia would like to highlight that together with villagers in Bukit Singkir (Yan), we had objected to a quarry project in the Gunung Jerai Forest Reserve more than 15 years ago. This quarry was allowed by the then state government despite violating the Yan Structure Plan.
In addition, there should not be any forest clearing here, but images from Google show a lot of trees have been cleared and mining operations are going on in this environmentally-sensitive area.
The destructive activities in this fragile ecosystem must be stopped, and rehabilitation measures taken immediately to prevent further occurrence of destruction like mud flows, landslides and devastating floods.
The flood is a grave warning and the MB must take action and not view this as an act of God. This happened because of the activities of companies that have been allowed by the state contrary to the Structure Plan for Yan.
Gunung Jerai is an environmentally sensitive area that must be protected. Enormous quantities of silt will be brought down from the slopes, which have been weakened by deforestation and increased environmentally-destructive activities here.
The most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is already showing that more frequent and intense rainfall will be happening due to global warming. Both the state government and local authorities, with the collaboration of the Federal Government, must build up climate resilience and take all measures necessary, including halting land and forest clearing activities particularly in environmentally-sensitive areas and highlands.
We cannot go on with the business as usual way of doing things.We need to respect nature, recognise its limits and take appropriate mitigating and preventive measures immediately.
We call on the state to hold an independent public inquiry into this tragedy to understand the actual causes and also where the weaknesses were and what preventive and rehabilitative measures must be undertaken.
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Banjir Yan: Tinjauan udara tidak temui aktiviti pembalakan
ROSHILA MURNI ROSLI | | 19 Ogos 2021
Abdul Wahab (kanan) mendengar penerangan daripada Pengarah JBPM Kedah, Sayani Saidon ketika tinjauan operasi mencari dan menyelamat di Pusat Peranginan Titi Hayun, Yan pada Khamis.
YAN - Fenomena kepala air yang melanda kawasan Gunung Jerai di sini berpunca daripada sumber air terkumpul akibat hujan lebat berterusan dalam tempoh beberapa hari.
Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Operasi Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM), Datuk Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin berkata, berdasarkan tinjauan udara, beliau tidak menemui sebarang tanah lapang atau kosong yang berpunca daripada aktiviti pembalakan seperti didakwa segelintir pihak.
Beliau sebaliknya berkata, pihaknya menemui beberapa laluan air terjun yang terbentuk akibat air yang melimpah turun.
"Terdapat antara tiga hingga empat laluan air terjun yang kita kenal pasti. Ada yang bersaiz besar, sedang dan kecil.Tetapi yang paling jelas, kita lihat ada tiga laluan.
Alang Kenari Resort antara lokasi yang mengalami kerosakan akibat dibadai kepala air dalam kejadian Rabu.
"Ia terjadi di lokasi berbeza namun ia bercantum menjadi satu laluan apabila sampai di bawah," katanya ketika memantau operasi mencari dan menyelamat di Pusat Peranginan Titi Hayun di sini pada Khamis.
Abdul Wahab juga tidak menolak kemungkinan kejadian sama akan berulang pada masa akan datang.
"Kejadian ini kita tidak boleh dielak sekiranya hujan secara berterusan dalam kuantiti banyak di kawasan setempat.
"Biasanya kita ada takungan di puncak gunung. Apabila takungan ini melebihi had, pergerakan air akan berlaku mengakibatkan fenomena kepala air," jelas beliau.
Pusat Peranginan Titi Hayun antara lokasi yang menjadi tumpuan pengunjung suatu masa dahulu musnah dibadai kepala air pada Rabu.
Abdul Wahab bagaimanapun berkata, beliau yakin fenomena itu tidak akan berlaku seteruk Rabu memandangkan ia sudah membentuk laluan-laluan air.
"Apabila sudah ada laluan, air boleh turun terus tanpa ada takungan dalam kuantiti yang banyak. Cuma kemungkinan dalam jangka masa panjang apabila wujud halangan baharu daripada sisa-sisa hutan atau pergerakan batu, ia boleh wujudkan bencana sama seperti ini," ujarnya.
bomba tinjau dari udara tak jumpa aktiviti pembalakan, achik porem berporem sambil garu celah kangkang taw habis ceruk mana ada orang tebang pokok bagai.,.
Post time 20-8-2021 10:05 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
grouper replied at 20-8-2021 10:14 AM
Pernah dengar x cite lubuk tupah zaman 3gp....meletop satu msia cite ni..kaki gunung jerai la temp ...
Ohhh.. masa ni sy masih kanak2 rebina lagi.. disebabkn kes tu lah bila sy dah besar, study uitm merbok, sekali pun sy xpernah p tupah. Haramkan diri sendiri jejak kaki disitu. Jijik
Mesti geng2 yg dok buat maksiat dlm hutan tu dulu, anak2 dah besar.. jgn sambung legacy sudah la..
Post time 20-8-2021 10:24 AM
