National Urbanisation Policy - Ministry of Housing and Local ...
National Urbanisation Policy - Ministry of Housing and Local ...
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<strong>National</strong> <strong>Urbanisation</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>The rapid growth <strong>of</strong> the urban population hasalso increased the dem<strong>and</strong> on infrastructure <strong>and</strong>utility which is beyond the capacity <strong>of</strong> the existingfacilities. The development <strong>of</strong> housing <strong>and</strong> industrialareas is usually not synchronised with the capacity<strong>of</strong> utilities in particular water supply. Major citiesespecially those in the Kuala Lumpur conurbationfrequently face the problem <strong>of</strong> interruption <strong>of</strong>adequate water supply. The recurrence <strong>of</strong> flashfloods is due to the drainage system being unableto contain surface water run-<strong>of</strong>f that has greatlyincreased with the higher intensity <strong>of</strong> urbanactivities. There are facilities that could not be fullyprovided as this requires planning at the regionallevel instead <strong>of</strong> being h<strong>and</strong>led individually by a localauthority such as the provision <strong>of</strong> solid waste <strong>and</strong>toxic material disposal sites. Poor maintenance <strong>of</strong>infrastructure <strong>and</strong> utilities compounded by the lack<strong>of</strong> coordination among the related agencies furtheraggravate this problem.22
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