Sunday, September 21, 2008

Who Owns The Land Beneath High-Tension Wires Anyway?


Good warning this. No one should be allowed underneath high-tension wires.

Look at this photo - it holds a warning from Tenaga Nasional that no activity should be carried out beneath the high-tension lines. This warning sign is located near Jalan Perusahaan, coming out of Air Panas.

The sign is well and good, and shows that Tenaga is a socially responsible company. And who knows what might happen should there be a power surge. A sign like this will tell people not to stay underneath the power lines or partake in any activity beneath it because of the obvious dangers.

But wait a minute - why the double standard? A hundred yards down stream is a huge nursery operating blisfully underneath the same high-tension wires.


Wait a minute! What is this? A park? Nursery? What's up there? Hallo!

Is it safe here and not there? Of is there something funny going on? While a nursery means putting idle land to good use, what about the obvious danger the overhanging wires pose to customers and workers at the nursery? You tell me!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Why you are right! There are plenty more, not just in Wangsa Maju but all over the country. Tenaga does not take any action and I wonder if this inertia is the cause behind many of the thefts of their pylon steel. How can you allow business to operate underneath TNB reserve lands? Is something fishing going on???