2016-2019
The Project (2016-2019), spread over two Phases, entailed the establishment of Detailed
Technical
Guidelines for the safety of dams (Phase 1) and the drafting of legislation for the
regulation of safety of dams (Phase 2) in the country. Phase
1 included, within the
Guidelines, a chapter on the current law pertaining to safety of dams. The latter Chapter
covered aspects related to
the law of negligence as well as current safety legislation
including the Factories and Machineries Act, Construction Industry Development Board
Act
and Health and Safety Act. Phase 1 was completed in 2017. Phase 2 commenced in 2017
with the main role being undertaken by Ramesh Yum
& Company led by its Consultant K.
Ramadas. The work entailed a review of similar legislation in several countries, numerous
submissions
and discussions with various stakeholders and detailed discussions with key
legal officers of the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources
on the various proposals
and Drafts. The Draft legislation on Safety of Dams was finalised by the Consultants and
handed over to Government
for consideration and adoption in 2019.
2018-2019
The Project (2018-2019) entailed the formulation of an integrated river basin management
(IRBM) plan
for the Tebrau River Basin, Johor. The primary objective of the IRBM Plan was to
ensure that the Tebrau river will be gradually transformed into
an asset to the community
providing clean water, developing biodiversity and an aesthetically pleasing asset entwined
with the daily lives
of the community living in the Basin. The Firm of Ramesh Yum and Co.,
led by its Consultant . K. Ramadas, were appointed to be a part of a
multi-disciplinary
team of Consultants to undertake the Project. The Firm in particular led the review on all
aspects of the governance of
the Tebrau River Basin including legislation, institutions,
policies and processes. The Project, which stretched over more than a year, resulted
in the
production of a State of the River Report and recommendations for a system of better and
more effective governance encapsulated in a
detailed IRBM Action Plan for the Tebrau River
Basin.