The old Jaya Supermarket in Section 14 which was a favourite haunt of PJ residents and an iconic landmark collapsed in a rubble two months ago, causing deaths and injury. Apart from an initial flurry of excitement and some investigations being conducted here and there, the collapsed podium stands there in a sorry state. The site which was earmarked for a new mall, is now in danger of becoming an abandoned site with mosquitoes, snakes and other vermin.
What is happening behind the scenes? Why is the MBPJ, DOSH and Ikram and others, including the developers, remaining silent? What happened to the State Government's pledge to do something? What is the Ministry responsible for construction doing? Are all demolition sites earmarked for redevelopment now going to be frozen? What will happen to the future of the construction industry?
We engineers were looking forward to a revision of the existing demolition guidelines but up till now, it has been a case of 'hangat-hangat tahi ayam'.
These and many other questions remain unanswered and I'm sure I join many other members of the PJ community when I say, 'bring out the reports, throw the book at the culprits, and let's move on with the redevelopment project!'.
I'm interested in all aspects of demolition and bringing down old buildings, and this is my blog relating to the collapse of the old jaya supermarket. I find this case very interesting and am keeping track of developments as they happen.
About Me
- JMC Engineer
- Engineer by training! USed to work very closely with construction industry as subcon. Fascinated by the process of turning perfectly good buildings into rubble. call it a childhood obsession, I used to build then destroy lego towns and knock down other boys sandcastles on the beach!
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