-->
Lately CM Lin Guan Eng has met with
strong opposition from groups to the Penang state government's traffic
decongestion projects of three highways and one under-seabed tunnel. The
CM took great pains to reply in detail to CAP and others against his plans which
is indeed a honorable act and we commend him for that. We also commend him for
having numerous public forums on the issue
which shows he values and cares for public opinion which is badly
lacking in our political system today.
I agree we need a well-planned and comprehensive public
transport system for Penang to decongest the traffic situation especially on
the island. The plan by the state government is a massive one involving 3
highways and a under-sea tunnel
costs could go into much more
later in the course of the construction. Land in Penang is very limited and
precious and we must leave enough of it for the future generations. Today much
of the land has been taken up by unnecessary and redundant structures built
earlier that have now become neglected and an eye-sore.
CAP and others who are against the mega projects for now are
also equally interested in the well being of the state and its future. Yes,
facts are sacred and must be preserved at all costs but opinion including
dissenting ones although may be free but are most precious as they come from
only those who are concerned and committed to improve what we already have.
While we all agree that we need a proper and well-thought of
traffic plan but we are extremely anxious over the use of precious state land
that are to valuable to be wasted on projects that will later become redundant
in the near future.
The big question here is whether we are ready yet for such a
mega projects all in one go? Don’t we have more pressing issues to attend to now?
Shouldn't we be preoccupied with setting up of better system of governance, to
improve the system that has become too rotten and put into effect practices
that will change the mindset of Malaysians to think as Malaysians first?
No comments:
Post a Comment