rent yet to be recovered. Tenants also owe over RM39rnil in unpaid water bills. ''We set up a

blockages as well as using water-absorbent materials like stone mastic asphalt for road surfacing works

residents showing the water leakage and structural problems at one of many affected units. (Below

: DBKL Batu Cl:lves • Water body OTaman Tasik Metropolitan Kepong @Tasik lntan Baiduri ClKolam 99

-prone areas to regulate water flows, act as barri- ers against storm surges and protect against erosion and

,iiinwater. 'Water needs space too and soil acts as an absorbent. 'Without it, the excess water has

city of Wanssum, absorbed so much water that levels in parts of the Maas River dropped by 33cm, YOU

environmental-friendly city," he said. At a separate event later at the River of Life (ROL) waterfront at

spewing water directly into the drains and messing up the area. Drains here are blocked and clogged w ith

water distribution while the root cause of th~ problem is being investigated together with other

hotel; with the cost to be borne by the developer. "Electricity and water supply to the houses have

this approach and is gaining atten- tion is sponge city. It brings the water cycle into the city and