Mahadi Che Ngah
Ketua Jabatan Perancang DBKL (City Hall urban planning director)
Sometime in April 2008, the Persatuan Penduduk Medan Damansara Kuala Lumpur protested against Jabatan Perancang, DBKL, for granting a Developer Order for a hill slope development involving 21 units of four storey bungalows and swimming pool (just behind Victoria Station) in Medan Damansara. As a result of the protest by the Residents Association, DBKL issued a Stop Work Order to the developer.
Today (Sunday, 22 June 2008) I was invited by the residents of Medan Damansara to attend their meeting at 4 pm. I must commend the said Residents Association for their strong determination to stop this hill slope project and they are making things happened.
On 12 June 2008, Pengarah of Jabatan Pengairan dan Saluran Wilayah Persekutuan wrote a letter to none other then the famous Tuan Haji Mahadi bin Che Ngah, who has been known not to read his sms for 5 days!
These are the important excerpts from the said letter:
“Berdasarkab laporan-laporan dan pelan-pelan yang telah dikemukakan, jabatan ini masih belum dapat memberikan sokongan terhadap permohonan di atas kerana perkara-perkara yang berikut:
a) Pihak perunding ttidak mengemuikakan Pelan Kawalan Hakisan dan Kelodak (ESCP) yang lengkap kerana hanya salinan fotostat, tidak dilorek dengan warna yang sesuai untuk struktur-struktur yang berlainan dan tidak terdapat tandatangan perakuandari Jurutera Profesional pada pelan-pelan berkenaan.
b) Rekabentuk sediment basin tidak memenuhi syarat Garis Panduan MSMA kerana nisbah side slope yang digunakan akan adalah H: V Bersamaan ): 1 (kecerunan 90 degree tifdak boleh diterima).
c) Pihak perunding mengemukakan rekabentuk U-Drain sebagai perangkap kelodak sedangkan cascading U-Drain akan menghasilkan halaju air yang tinggi maka adalah dikhuatiri U Drain tersebut tidak dapat berfungsi sebagai yang direkabentuk.
On 17 June 2008, Pengarah Jabatan Mineral and Geosains, Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan, wrote a letter to Pengarah JabtanKerja Awam, DBKL.
These are the important excerpts from the said letter:
“Untuk makluman tuan pihak jabatan ini teleah menerima aduan secara bertulis daripada Medan Damansara Resients’ Association melalui surat bertarikh 21 Mei 2008 berhubung kerja tanah yang telah dijalankan oleh pihak pemaju yagn melibatkan pemotongan kawasan kelas IV ataupun yang mempunyai kecerunan melibihi 35 degree. Lanjutyan daripada itu, pemeriksaasn tapak telah dilakukan oleh pihak jabatan ini bersama-sama dengan beberapa orang wakil daripada Medan Damansara Residents Association. Hasil daripada pemeriksaan tapak serta semakan terhadap Construction Suitability Map yang telah dikemukakan terdahulu, pihak jabatan ini mendapati memang benar pihak pemaju telah membuat kerja-kerja pemotongan tanah di kawasan yang mempunyai kecerunan melebihi 35 degree.
Sehubungan itu, pihak jabatan ini ingin member beberapa pandangan serta syor berhubung perkara ini. Berikut adalah pandangan dan syor jabatan ini:
ii. Berhubung dengan perlanggaran syarat yang telah dinyatakan di dlaam ulasan jabatan ini di mana kawasan yang melebihi 35 degree tidak boleh dibangunkan, perkara ini adlah di bawah bidang kuasa pihak DBKL.”
The above two letters were clear evidence that that Pengarah Jabatan Perancang, Tuan Haji Mahadi bin Che Ngah, blindly approved the said project without demanding for the important reports from Jabtan Pengairan dan Saluran dan Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains. Tuan Haji Mahadi bin Che Ngah was extremely efficient to take actions against hawkers but he suffers from willful blindness when developers are involved!
In view of the above known scandalous acts of Tuan Haji Mahadi bin Che Ngah, I believe that they may be other Development Orders for other projects granted by Tuan Haji Mahadi bin Che Ngah under similar circumstances.
I call upon Datuk Bandar to immediately suspend Tuan Haji Mahadi bin Che Ngah from all duties and order for an investigation into all the other Development Orders (especially those involved with Platinum Victory Sdn Bhd) granted by Tuan Haji Mahadi bin Che Ngah.
I shall lodge a report against Tuan Haji Mahadi bin Che Ngah with the Anti-Corruption Agency in due course.
– 翻译员：cc liew, Wee Choo Keong 致于万二分谢意 –
在2008年4月，吉隆坡美丹白沙罗居民协会（Persatuan Penduduk Medan Damansara Kuala Lumpur）在吉隆坡市议会城市策划局前展开示威活动，以抗议当局发出发展商准证（Developer Order），在美丹白沙罗（Victoria Station后面）的斜坡兴建21个单位的4层楼别墅以及游泳池。因为居民协会的抗议，吉隆坡市议会最终向发展商发出停工令（Stop Work Order）。
今天是2008年6月22日，我被美丹白沙罗居民邀请参加一场在下午4点召开的会议。我必须注明的是该居民协会在下了坚强的决心，停止了一项斜坡建屋计划，而且他们做到了！
在2008 年6月12日，直辖区水道与沟渠局（Jabatan Pengairan dan Saluran Wilayah Persekutuan）主管曾经致函哈兹马哈狄（Haji Mahadi bin Che Ngah）。哈兹马哈狄这号人物曾经因为五天没读自己手机的短讯而闻名遐迩。
在该信件中有一些很重要的摘要：
根据已经出示的报告和计划蓝图，该局依然没有提供能够支持以上申请书的论点。要点如下：
a）谈判方没有出示完整的《土壤浸蚀和沉积规划书》（erosion and sediment control plan，ESCP），而只提供了影印版本。所提供的规划书并没有使用适当的颜色以区分不同的结构，以及在规划书上没有专业工程师的认证签名。
b）沉淀池的结构形状不符合《都市洪水管理指南》（Manual Saliran Mesra Alam，MSMA）手册内的指导原则，因为建议使用的侧沟的容量为 H:V 连同 ):1（90度斜度不能被接受）。
c）谈判方出示U型排水沟的设计作为沉淀物阻挡器，而U型排水沟的梯流将照成高流量排水，因此这类U型排水沟的设计恐怕无法达到其原本设计的功能。
在2008 年6月17日，雪兰莪和直辖区矿物与地理科学局主任（Jabatan Mineral and Geosains, Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan）主任致函吉隆坡市议会公共工程局（Jabatan Kerja Awam, DBKL）主管。
在该信件中有一些很重要的摘要：
以此通知阁下，本局已在2008年5月21日收获美丹白沙罗居民协会的书面投诉有关发展商牵涉在一片四级区（kawasan kelas IV），也就是斜度超过35度的斜坡上进行挖土作业。延续上述，本局已经连同数位美丹白沙罗居民协会成员检查该地点，检查结果以及参考对照早前出示的《建 筑适宜性等级图》（Construction Suitability Map），本局发现发展商在超过35度斜坡进行挖土作业一事属实。
关于此事项，本局欲提出数项观点及建议作出以下建议：
（省略）
ii.关于这项工程已经违反本局的条律一事，条律中已禀明35度斜坡不能充做发展用途，此发展计划在吉隆坡市议会的管辖权限内。
上述两封公函已经明显证明策划局主管哈兹马哈狄在没有要求获取水道与沟渠局和矿物与地理科学局的重要文件下，盲目批准上述发展计划。哈兹马哈狄在策划对付小贩的行动时极度的高效率，可是在牵涉到发展商时却选择性的视而不见！
如果参考上述这项哈兹马哈狄所作出的可耻行为的话，我相信他可能有使用同样的方式批准了其他的发展准证。
我呼吁市长即刻冻结哈兹马哈狄所有的工作，以便对他发出的其他由哈兹马哈狄批准的发展准证进行调查（尤其是那些涉及Platinum Victory有限公司的发展工程）。
对这件事，我必须对反贪污局举报哈兹马哈狄。
Now we know about Mahadi of Jabatan Perancang. We have to excuse him because he may have forgotten about the policies, rules and everything – just like he had forgotten to read his sms in his phone for 5 days!
This is a clear case for Anti-Corruption Agency to look into because it was too good to be true that he could overlook such important report when approving a hill slope project.
Now that the Pengarah Jabatan Pengairan and Saluran and Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains have openly stated that Jabatan Perancang DBKL did not follow the rules and policies, Mahadi should resign immediately for failing in his duties or be sacked immediately.
YB Wee should lodge a report against Mahadi with ACA. I am sure that Mahadi would love to declare his ASSETS! I am also interested to know about his assets, too!!!
Yes, it is high time that an ACA report should be lodged against Mahadi, the head of Jabatan Perancang, a DBKL department that caused problems to KL residents.
I am certain that ACA can find a lot of questionable approvals for Development Order by Mahadi for residential or commercial project in KL. Of course, Datuk Bandar should be also responsible because he is the CEO and he cannot say that he was not aware of all the Development Orders that has been granted by Mahadi.
YB Wee, please lodge an ACA report against these scandals.
I drive by the the road everyday and just watch the “rape” of the hill. Anyone without “technical” knowledge about land development would know that what they are doing now is courting danger. Obviously they have NOT learnt anything from the Highland Towers tragedy. Profit is the main criteria, afterall life is so cheap nowadays, there’s no value attached to it. When these actions are lodged via police reports, did you not notice that hardly any action is taken or taken at a snail pace. The priorities of the people in power is all wrong!.
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I am in full agreement with you. I know that nothing will come out of whatever report lodge with ACA unless BN wants to fix someone.
YB Wee just lodge the report to ACA and let see what Mahadi and Datuk Bandar will react.
Mahadi is famous for helping big time developers. So it is now time for him and Datuk Bandar to sweat.
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You are right in your stand. Nothing will happen after the report because BN has no will to act against corruption involving its officer. Mahadi has been known to have been campaigning for Zulhasnan, Minister of Wilayah Persekutuan. So Mahadi can carry on with his “activities” in Jabatan Perancang with impunity.
Mahadi is very close to big time developers in KL. He also gave Development Orders to Platinum Victory Sdn Bhd without proper checking whether the projects have complied with all the policies of DBKL, government and building guidelines and regulations like the Medna Damansara project.
YB please look into the projects by Platinum Victory Sdn Bhd. If you spend a bit of time checking you will find more things about this Mahadi, a smooth operator in Jabatan Perancang. He is alsoa blue boy of Datuk Bandar KL. YOU ALL SHOULD KNOW WHY????
Mahadi must be sacked immediately. He is too corr…
The 10 PR MPs should join hand to demand for his removal. Enough is enough. Mahadi and gang in Jabatan Perancang must be sacked immediately.
Mr Wee,
i’m not sure if this “not to read his sms for 5 days!” fella has anything to do with the massive clearing of the hills and forest in Tmn Melawati. I could see that big patch of bare soil from my condo. The area is just behind “21 Trees” in Tmn Melawati.
This is really sad.
I am not surprise if Mahadi was involved because he is the head of Jabatan Peracang. He must be sacked and sacked now.
Mahadi must be the man. Can’t be anyone else because he is the head of Jabatan Perancang. The worst department in DBKL which has created problems for the residents in KL.
Sacked him as soon as possible.
Mahadi was the same person who took drastic actions against the hawkers in Section 2, Wangsa Maju. Let’s see what will he do about this hill slope project, which did not comply with government policies and regulations.
I am sure that all shits are going to hit the fan soon. Let’s watch the show. I am sure that YB Wee will not let him go after he had discovered Mahadi did not follow the rules and regulations.
Show time soon!
That Mahadi again. He seems to be the main problem in development in KL. YB Wee why waiting, Just lodge a report with the ACA. Not that ACA will act. Just put on record first and when PR in power open up the file and prosecute this him.
This case shows that there was hanky panky involved in the approval. I am sure that there are more in other approvals for Development Order. Please proceed to lodge an ACA report against this Mahadi.
Surprisingly Datuk Bandar KL is keeping very quiet about this matter. Datuk Bandar is the CEO of DBKL. Therefore, he is accountable for the actions of his subordinates like Mahadi. Datuk Bandar must tell us how this project was approved under such strange circumstances where Jabatan Perancang approved hill slope project against government policies and regulations.
Datuk Bandar must not pretend that all is well with Jabatan Perancang. He must now come out to explain why the Development Order was issued and after protest from the residents, DBKL had to issue a “Stop Work Order”. This was most scandalous!
I call upon Datuk Bandar to explain why the Development Order was allowed to be issued under such circumstances.
YB Wee, you are absolutely right. Press on your demand for Datuk Bandar must explain on what basis Mahadi approved the Development Order.
He can not remain quiet int he hope that it will go away. It will not.
YB Wee should also lodge a report with the ACA against Datuk Bandar also as he is the boss of DBKL and he should also be responsible for Mahadi’s actions
YB proceed to lodge a report against Datuk Bandar also.
Datuk Bandar pretend to be asleep like his boss – the Sleepy Head.
Mahadi must be investigated by ACA and thereafter sacked or transfer to another department. Mahadei is not fit to be the head of Jabatna Perancang.
Those who know more about Mahadi’s nonsense, please post your comments here. I am sure that YB would love to know more about this Mahadi.
Of course, we all know that he is very close to Platinum Sdn Bhd in Wangsa Maju area. That’s why Platinum got the approval easily.
YB please spend a bit more time on Platinum and I am sure that you will find some things there.
Mahadi is too famous in KL. ACA must initiate investigation into his activities. ACA will definitely have a field day.
Mahadi that little Napoleon in DBKL is involved in another scandal!
What do you mean about another scandal? There are many more scandals of Mahadi. I look forward to hear more during the debates in Parliament.
I am certain that YB Wee is not going to spare this little napoleon, who is bullying the poor hawkers and protecting the rich developers.