This followed a report that DBKL was investigating the project said to be the main cause of the flash floods.
Kuala Lumpur Mayor Mhd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz had said that based on observations, the source of the flash floods at the highway was due to clogged drains at the project site.
The floodwaters stretched more than 1km from Mid Valley City to the Kerinchi exit of the Sprint Highway.
Three of the four lanes were flooded following two hours’ of heavy rain just after lunchtime. This caused massive traffic jams all over the city.
While not absolving the developer of blame, both Batu MP Tian Chua and Seputeh MP Teresa Kok agreed that DBKL should accept responsibility for Monday’s floods.
They said this was because DBKL was the approving authority for all projects in the city.
“Developers don’t just come into the city on their own initiative and out of the blue do something. Land must be sold and must be approved,” Tian Chua told FMT.
“If certain types of development have caused inconvenience and implications to the environment, it is DBKL that must take responsibility for that and it must not suddenly point fingers.”
Kok echoed this, saying developers can’t begin projects in the city without approval from DBKL.
“Before DBKL approves all the high-density projects in the city, they should have planned the transport system and drainage,” she told FMT.
The recent floods have also brought the spotlight back on the government’s decision to scrap the Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 earlier this year.
In March, Amin had said there was no point gazetting the original plan as 2020 was only three years away.
Instead, he said DBKL was drafting a new blueprint known as the Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2050.
He said the KL City Plan 2020 did not take into account land prices, which had risen dramatically since the initial draft plan, adding that this had hampered economic growth.
This move, however, was heavily criticised, especially by the opposition MPs.
Speaking to FMT , Tian Chua claimed there were structural weaknesses in the city that existed due to numerous developments taking place without proper planning.
“We are supposed to have a comprehensive flood prevention plan in KL but until now we have not seen any proper plans being implemented.
“Until KL gazettes a proper blueprint, you can expect more of these problems occurring over the years.
“The unfortunate thing is that we don’t see the government taking any measures to resolve this issue, much less preventing these things from occurring.”
Kok, who has also been vocal about KL’s lack of a gazetted plan, said it was one of the main reasons the city was plagued with over-development, affecting the environment.
“The major floods tell us that they (DBKL) didn’t take all these issues into consideration. It is definitely over-development that caused the flash floods.”