Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Dennis Hang, Aktivis dari Murum – Kehidupan di Hilir: Kebimbangan Penduduk Mengenai Keselamatan Empangan Bakun
> Nicholas Mujah, Setiausaha Agung Persatuan Dayak Iban Sarawak (SADIA) – Cabaran Terhadap Hak Orang Asal di Sarawak: Seruan untuk Perubahan
> Abun Sui, Senator PKR dari Sarawak – Seruan untuk Kejelasan dalam Isu Empangan
> Haji Fuad, bekas jurutera – Infrastruktur Terancam: Seruan Mendesak untuk Keselamatan Empangan
On Today Show
> Dennis Hang, Activist from Murum – Living Downstream: Residents' Worries About Bakun Dam Safety
> Nicholas Mujah, Secretary General of the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) – Challenges to Indigenous Rights in Sarawak: A Call for Change
> Abun Sui, PKR Senator from Sarawak – A Call for Transparency in Dam Issues
> Haji Fuad, former engineer – Undermined Infrastructure: The Urgent Call for Dam Safety
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Dennis Hang, Activist from Murum
*Living Downstream: Residents' Worries About Bakun Dam Safety*
Dennis Hung, a resident living downstream of the Bakun Dam, has expressed the need for authorities to immediately address the issues surrounding the Bakun Dam. He emphasized that it is not a political matter, and people should not deflect blame or accuse each other; instead, they should take swift action to resolve the problems.
He stated that their community is directly impacted by the Bakun Dam and should receive timely alerts and information from Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) and the relevant authorities. Authorities should inform them about safety Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including evacuation procedures in the event of a dam collapse. However, even these basic warnings and training have not been provided.
They are a community living downstream of the Bakun Dam, and if a collapse were to occur, there would be only seconds or minutes to react. Where would they escape to?
Even in China, a leader in dam construction, dam collapse issues have arisen. Furthermore, concerns have persistently surrounded Malaysia's engineering projects.
Regarding the proposed construction of a dam in Baram, Dennis Hung stressed the importance of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report. He noted that the construction of the Bakun Dam and the Murum Dam proceeded without proper consideration of EIA reports, which assess the social and environmental aspects of whether a dam should be built. These reports were disregarded, as were the objections of the local communities. Additionally, the conditions promised by the government after persuading the people to support dam construction were seen as deceptive.
He advised the people of Baram to exercise caution in their approach to the dam project.
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