Missing cast-iron covers and steel grating have become a major problem in Johor Bahru (and in many major cities and towns) due to thieves stealing them and selling it to scrap metal yards. Many pedestrians have suffered injuries when walking on pavements which have missing metal gratings. Recently during the Chinggay festival one lady died after falling into a drain which had its metal gratings stolen.
It was the same in Kuala Lumpur. Last year alone 1604 steel gratings were stolen costing Kuala Lumpur City Hall losses of almost RM418,000-00.
The Kuala Lumpur City Hall has now found a way to curb this problem. The solution? In comes Pre-Cast Compressed Slabs to replace steel gratings. This PCC slabs is hardier, easy to install and most importantly is of no interest to scrap metal dealers. Earlier, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall had even tried using Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) as replacements but although it had no use for scrap metal thieves, the FRP easily became damaged after some time.
THE PCC slabs on the other hand weighs about 28kg each and measuring 600mm x 395mm and can withstand the weight of heavy vehicles as well as ultraviolet rays from sunlight. Each slab, cost about RM300.00. More importantly, the PCC slabs have no resale value to scrap metal dealers and thus will not be the target of thieves. So far, 1,051 PCC slabs have been installed in 25 locations in Kuala Lumpur.
It was the same in Kuala Lumpur. Last year alone 1604 steel gratings were stolen costing Kuala Lumpur City Hall losses of almost RM418,000-00.
The Kuala Lumpur City Hall has now found a way to curb this problem. The solution? In comes Pre-Cast Compressed Slabs to replace steel gratings. This PCC slabs is hardier, easy to install and most importantly is of no interest to scrap metal dealers. Earlier, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall had even tried using Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) as replacements but although it had no use for scrap metal thieves, the FRP easily became damaged after some time.
THE PCC slabs on the other hand weighs about 28kg each and measuring 600mm x 395mm and can withstand the weight of heavy vehicles as well as ultraviolet rays from sunlight. Each slab, cost about RM300.00. More importantly, the PCC slabs have no resale value to scrap metal dealers and thus will not be the target of thieves. So far, 1,051 PCC slabs have been installed in 25 locations in Kuala Lumpur.
Perhaps, MBJB could seriously look into replacing the missing cast iron covers and metal gratings with PCC slabs too.
No comments:
Post a Comment