Flooding In TMP 6 between Phase 1 and 3

Pictures taken 2nd June 2008 (Monday 3.00 PM - 4.00 PM)
Above pictures showing the junction road between TMP 6 Phase 1 and Phase 3 flooding with water rising approximately up to 4 inches and at some places especially the backlane of TMP higher due to uneven gradient. Such flooding is common and I believe in this blog we have posted pictures and videoclips of previous floods during Raya October'07 and a couple other occasions. The RA have submitted many complaints before previously to the then adun of Kinrara Dr.Kow Cheong Wei and also to MPSJ. The developer has also been informed of this on numerous occasions. Though the flood water receeded quickly this time around it is still not acceptable that the said water level can still rise and that the drain sump can still backflow and be filled to the brim during heavy downpour. This is unusual amd abnormal to say the least. To all residents please forward your complaints individually as I believe residents in Phase 3A are also concerned and it is to my knowledge that the road right in front of the guardhouse will also be flooded during heavy downpour, unfortunately I do not have photos (need someone to send to me) to show of these other places affected by flooding within the same TMP compound. Please forward your complaints via online to MPSJ in their online complaint portal called "RESPONZ". Please sign in as a member and state clearly your complaints providing nature of complaints and location of the said complaint. Clearly provide your contact details for MPSJ to verify. If you are able to provide photograph evidence and post online and link in to your complaint then it will be better, only if you can do so.


More Vclips
Backlane Vclip 1
Backlane Vclip 2

Almost another flood incident........11.03.08

Heavy downpour occured today and the backlanes of TMP 6 as usual was the first location where the water level can be seen rising very quickly. It was my maid that alerted me about the incident since after 3X prior experiences I have set up a domestic flood warning system in my household.....my maid is the official flood watchdog in my residence :) Recently I have initiated a move to have 2 exit holes punched into the perimeter wall at the base at the backlane of TMP 6 and I am glad I did as the exit holes prevented the drain from overflowing and rising any futher than it would if it were not for these exit holes. Having said that there is still a need for the developer to improve water ponding and outflow, especially at TMP 8 right at the end of the road lakeside as the request put forth by the residents in Phase 3A months ago is still pending action. I believe in prevention and that was the sole reason I did what I had to do since the developer did nothing to help ease or alleviate the flooding at TMP 6 the last 3X. I do not expect TMP 8 or Phase 3A residents or possibly even Phase 3B to be spending their own money to have the drainage outflow constructed when this duty is clearly one of the developer. Faster action is required and these drainage outflow for Phase 3 residents must be implemented immediately to avoid futher anxiety and displeasure by home owners.

2nd flooding in Taman Mutiara Puchong (2.02.2008)

Sighhhhhhh!!! I honestly feel very flabbergasted why residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong have to endure another round of the same anxiety and unnecessary worry of flood water coming into the house all over again......for the second time in less than 5 months.

Is it the same reason we were given before that the flood water gate was not manned again? Or is it because the said water drainage system surrounding the taman not efficient enough to assist water outflow.......or some other reason which we do not know about?

Well we can speculate as much as we can but I believe the relevant authorities will definitely know exactly what has happened and what needs to be done to recitfy and to prevent a similar incident from happening again, which in this case and hopefully not for the 3rd (third) time.

After the 1st incident on the very first day of Hari Raya 2007 (13th October)we were informed that proper measures were taken and such an incident will not occur again...........however this is not the case now.

I strongly urge all relevant authorities to work hand in hand to get to the bottom of this and to assure all residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong that such incident will never happen again, EVER.

We all pay rates, taxes and bank loans to live in developed housing area like in Taman Mutiara Puchong hence needless to say the last thing we do not expect is to be living in a housing development that can be flooded and dealing with unnecessary anxiety of the possibility of our homes being submerged and the fear of what will happen when the next downpour occurs.

Affirmative Action Paying Dividends When Diplomacy Fails.

Wow.....the last couple of days have been truly interesting and hectic as I have never been involved ever in a live recording by a TV crew on site nor have I seen myself and my fellow neighbours in TV, ever.
Please refer to the link for the impromptu recording by fellow residents of the TV3 news segment in:
1. Bulletin Utama TV3 (17th October 2007)
2. Bulettin Utama TV3 (18th October 2007)
Having said the above it was however the natural course of progression as diplomacy have failed and the RA had no other alternative but to act and to act fast!
To make it very clear to all residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong whether you are aware or not, handover of the responsibilities of managing Taman Mutiara Puchong will ultimately rest on all our shoulders come this 18th January 2008. Come this date the developer will wash their hands clean of whatever responsibilities they have to make good on all their promises whether it is via contractual, verbal or through their A & P materials what so ever.
The RA comprising common people as residents have been seeking the assistance of the developer for the past upteen months via commonly practiced procedures by conducting regular meetings, diligent correspondences as well as teleconversations but the end result has always been laborous and painstaking slow, and worst of all issues that the RA are fighting to get done are always the ones that are logically duty bound by the developer in the first place eg. properly designed drainage that will not overflow, proper termite protection by a trusted contractor, common area amenities like the basketball courts to be properly constructed that is even and without water ponding issues causing cracks and molding, signages at the guardhouse with written house rules, properly constructed entry and exit lanes that will cater and assist in smooth traffic flow for 504 units of residents (Average 5 individuals per household) will easily equal 2,520 residents with at least possibly 1,512 vehicles averaging 3 per household. This is not including visitors, vans, lorries, delivery and contractors coming in and out on a regular basis, proper and sufficient lighting in the common area to enhance overall safety of the residents, road humps in specific locations to discourage speeding and hence preventing fatal accidents, and last but not least the most important of all a properly and reasonably constructed perimeter wall that will deter intruders like other gated and guarded housing development you will be able to find in neigbouring townships within Selangor state.
We as house buyers at the time this project was launched had only the model replica of how the entire project will look like and of course by word of mouth and possibly to associate Malton Bhd with other project like Li Villa in Sec 16, Petaling Jaya, which I have to say at that point in time in year 2005 was recognised as a successful development. Honestly I bought and trusted Malton at that point in time is because of Li Villa. But sadly this is not what the residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong feels today as over the course of our residency since we were handed the keys had to deal with (click this link for a chronicle of pictures by one of our residents from the first day until current of his experience).
How would you feel if you had paid from RM 350,000 to RM 600,000 and above plus renovation costs to own your property in a supposedly gated and guarded housing development that is not delievered the way it should have been delivered? Please refer to previous post in the archive lists for references of all issues brought up, but do take note that the issues brought up goes way back to the very beginning after handing over of the keys. The RA only started this blog in August 2007 with the main objective of transparency and a chronicle of our activities as we foresaw the need to document our fight and plight in the near future.

More Pictures By TMP Residents Of Flood.......

Flood VClip 3

Flood VClip 2

GREAT HARI RAYA FLOOD IN TMP - V1

Well, well and well......love to utter these words and I believe this is the perfect time to say "I Told You So Malton Bhd". Please click this link to see why? (Pics taken after the flood 14.10.2007)

This is a perfect and classic example of a developer like Malton Bhd not paying heed to the numerous complaints of its residents and this is the end result. This is headline stuff, imagine paying for a RM 380,000 plus home and having to deal with flooding after more than 1 year living in Taman Mutiara Puchong.

This incident was avoidable and definitely could have been prevented by Malton Bhd as the Resident Association have on numerous occasion highlighted the flooding of the backlane drainage as well as the drainage sump filled with sand and not to mention the gradient of the said drains is not optimum for enhancing drainage water flow out of TMP. (Please refer to pevious post as well as photo chronicle and do pay special attention to the dates of the posts, many months ago).

This is a very serious affair and we will make sure all home owners and Malaysians as well as propective home buyers will be informed of the incident as to how to avoid being in the position like residents in TMP as well how better the respective government agencies should govern developers that do not practice proper corporate social responsibility.

This is something we can all learn from and this is a slap in the face to Malton Bhd, as a main board listed company in Malaysia apparently ranked 32nd in the list of top developers in the country to have such an incident in one of its development portfolio. It a shame and it is unacceptable. Believe me this is one of the many issues unresolved and we the RA and all the residents are now even more united and vigilant after this. We will not waver our rights nor will we compromise from now on but instead "DEMAND" that Malton Bhd act now on every single justifiable complaint we have submitted to date and we will not stop in our efforts to lobby all governmental agencies and regulatory body until Taman Mutiara Puchong is the way it was suppose to have been built and delivered to all home owners.

Please advice all your friends and family members to be careful and to do the necessary research before purchasing from any developers. Spread the word let it be known that not all developers are the same and not all can be trusted and depended upon when push comes to shove and when promises made are not honoured.

More Pictures available in Picasa Web Album.