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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

TNB refuses to compensate Bertam flood victims

TNB has engaged lawyers to defend itself saying that Standard Operating Procedures had been followed in releasing water behind the dam gates.
TNB_EmpangCAMERON HIGHLANDS: Not much has changed for more than 100 victims who lost their loved ones and property in the Bertam Valley floods a year ago.
The disaster which struck the village claimed four lives and damaged more than 100 homes.
It is alleged that the flood was caused by the release of the Cameron Highlands hydro-electric dam gates by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) which went horribly wrong, resulting in mud sweeping away rows of houses and its occupants.
A year on, there has been no closure for these victims.
They are unable to rebuild their lives as compensation notices served on TNB, which is the dam owner and operator, has been met with strong resistance.
Former Teluk Intan MP M. Manoharan said in a press statement that he was approached by 80 flood victims to represent them in a civil suit against TNB which had rejected calls for compensation.
“Instead, TNB has engaged lawyers to defend themselves,” he said.
Bertam Valley Relief committee chairman Wong Seng Yee told FMT in a phone interview that they just wanted a face to face discussion with TNB to file compensation claims.
“But they had refused to see us, instead we received a reply from their lawyer.
“TNB’s legal team said it was unnecessary for their client to meet us because Standard Operating Procedures had been followed when the dam gate was manually released that fateful morning last year,” he said.
Wong said the victims did not receive any compensation although it was verbally suggested by the Tengku Mahkota Pahang that the state government should compensate the victims with at least RM3,000 per household and RM500 per person.”
He said TNB had initially handed RM1,700 per victim as a token “heartfelt contribution” to ease suffering and cover damages.
“We have so far collected about 80 claims to be filed in a civil case against TNB. We are hoping that TNB will take the claims seriously and compensate the victims and not prolong this any further,” he added.
Manoharan and Wong have been collecting claims and sorting them according to severity to avoid “some people claiming more than they should or taking advantage of the situation”.
“We are seeking compensation from as little as RM5,000 up to RM100,000 per household depending on the severity of their damages,” said Wong.
Manoharan urged TNB to be open and transparent in resolving this matter instead of leading the victims into a protracted litigation.

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