Sibu: Three councillors of Sibu Rural District Council who are themselves residents of Sibu Jaya have been picked to help focus on drain blockage problems in the new township to ensure a better drain management system.
The rural council's deputy chairman Clarence Ting, speaking to reporters after their dialogue with the drain clearing contractor, said they had reached a six point resolution on Monday morning to ensure a better drain management.
He said the appointment of the three councillors was among the six points adopted.
"We have identified a few drains where quick accumulation of soil had occurred after each clearing, and we are sending these councillors home to work with our staff members and the contractor.
"The team will go to the ground to study the problems and return with recommendations for upgrading works."
He said the rural council would then study the team's proposal before getting funds for upgrading.
Ting said he wanted the residents to work with the team and he welcomed suggestions from them.
The deputy chairman listed the problematic drains as those in lanes 5 to 10, 16 and 18.
"The three councillors appointed are Pasang Nyalambai for lanes 5,7 and 10, Christopher Ugot for lanes 6 and 8 and Unjah Besh for lanes 16 and 18."
He said residents could contact them for recommendations, and Pasang could be reached at 013-8474008, Christopher at 013-8025221 and Unjah at 019-8171803.
He said residents could contact them for recommendations, and Pasang could be reached at 013-8474008, Christopher at 013-8025221 and Unjah at 019-8171803.
Ting considered the dialogue yesterday with the contractor as fruitful, saying the company was bound by a 35-month contract for the drain works in the new township until December 31, 2013.
He said their works currently excluded areas like Terrace Garden, Taman Belian and Jalan SMK Sibujaya, as these areas had yet to be handed over to the council.
"The works of the contractor include flushing of drains with high pressure water jet at the commercial and market areas, removing soil and clearing of rubbish and vegetation from drains in residential, commercial and light industrial areas."
For the removal of soil, he said the rural council would list a time table for the contractor to identify specific areas to be cleared each month.
"The contractor is expected to remove soil in drains up to 2,000 metres each month. For example, we might require the company to clear the soil in one area this month, and next month, we shall require them to move on to the next."
He said with the rural council giving the specific instructions regularly, they expected a higher degree of efficiency compared to when the instructions were given out partially based on feedback from the residents'.
On the other resolutions reached, Ting said the contractor was expected to return to the problematic drains more often to clear them of the soil.
THe said the company must also take initiatives to identify the problems to report back to the team so that the team could study them.
"From this study, the team comprising officers of the public health section and the appointed councillors will submit a report to the council, and we shall study their proposal before getting funds for the upgrading works."
Ting was happy the dialogue had zoomed in on specific problems and came out with a detailed plan for improvement.
"Together with the residents and the commitment of the contractor, our council can improve the standard of living in Sibu Jaya."
He said the residents would work with them to make it a model town.
Chairing the dialogue yesterday morning was the council's chairman James Laju Ambok.
Also present were public health committee chairman Annuar Bai and four other councillors of the committee.
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