Uma sikhuluma iqiniso, igama elithi 'idolobha elihlakaniphile' lisetshenziswe ngokweqile; akekho ongakhomba ukuthi kusho ukuthini,” kusho usosayensi wedatha uDkt. Lau Cher Han phakathi nengxoxo yephaneli emhlanganweni kaJulayi weTech e-Asia Kuala Lumpur City Chapter.
Ngaqala ngaya eKuala Lumpur ekuqaleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, ngaphambi kokuba kwakhiwe i-Twin Towers. Njengoba livela ngokuqondile eHong Kong, leli dolobha lalibonakala liyidolobha elinokuthula noma inhloko-dolobha encane yesifundazwe.
Bekunemigwaqo emincane eminingi enezitolo zokudla kanti i-Jalan Alor bekungeyona indawo eyenzekayo. Kwakungemva kwehhotela i-Regent lapho ngangihlala khona. IBukit Bintang (manje eyindawo echumayo neyakheke ngokweqile yezindawo zokudlela nezitolo ezinkulu ezixubene namahhotela) yayiyindawo ewubukhazikhazi, futhi okuwukuphela komsindo owawuwumsindo wezithuthuthu, amatekisi, nabadayisi bokudla.
Ngabuya ngo-2007 ukuze ngithole idolobha elichumayo, lase-Asia elingaziwa kusukela ekuvakasheni kwami kokuqala, i-Twin Towers yayisiphelile, futhi isikhumulo sezindiza esisha sasisebenza amakhilomitha angu-80 ukusuka edolobheni, nokho idolobha lalisenezinga elimangalisayo “eliluhlaza” kulo. Imigwaqo emikhulu yayiqoshwe emahlathini, futhi ihlathi laligcwele. Uhlaza lwalukuyo yonke indawo, futhi ezikhathini eziningi, ngangivakashelwa izinkawu emnyango wendlu yami edolobheni lase-KL.
Ukuvakasha kwami kwakamuva e-Kuala Lumpur bekukulo nyaka futhi konke lokhu kushintshile umfana. Manje imigwaqo emikhulu yayibusa futhi isongela ihlathi kuwo wonke amakhona. Izakhiwo ezintsha, ikakhulukazi izakhiwo eziphakeme, zazikuyo yonke indawo, ngasinye silwela ukuba side kunesokugcina.
Manje igama eliluhlaza, alisabhekiseli ehlathini, kodwa livela ngaphakathi. Ngokucindezela kokusimama okuvela emazingeni aphansi.
Njengoba inani labantu okulindeleke ukuthi lifinyelele ezigidini eziyi-10 ngo-2020, iKuala Lumpur idinga ukuhlelwa okukhulu kwamadolobha ukuze kuthuthukiswe inhlalakahle yabantu bendawo kanye nezivakashi ngokufanayo. Ukuvumela intuthuko yayo esimeme, kwenziwa amaphrojekthi ahlukahlukene azothinta ukuphila komphakathi, kanye nokusimama komnotho nebhizinisi.
Ngidinga indawo yokuhlala “eluhlaza” futhi ngasikhathi sinye ngilinganisele i-carbon footprint yami, ngibheke iwebhusayithi ebizwa ngokuthi i-Cultural Trip, ebala i-Element Hotel njengenombolo yokuqala ohlwini lwabo. Ngifuna ukwazi okwengeziwe, ngathinta ihhotela futhi ngakhuluma nomngane wami wakudala u-Doris Chin, engangimazi ngesikhathi esidlule ngihlala ezindlini zaseFrasers, futhi ngokuqondana nje, manje usengumphathi-jikelele kwa-Element. Wangiqinisekisa ukuthi ngihlale ubusuku bami bokuqala ababili e-Kuala Lumpur e-Element.
Ngesitifiketi Senkomba Yesakhiwo Esikuhlaza kanye nokuphosa itshe ukusuka enkabeni yedolobha, ihhotela lisebenzisa izindlela ezivumelana nemvelo endleleni yalo yokunethezeka nokunethezeka. Ngokusho kukaNkz. Chin, ihhotela liphule isiko lokuhlala endaweni eco-friendly ezindaweni ezikude. I-Element itholakala enhliziyweni yenhloko-dolobha futhi iseduze nesakhiwo sodumo sasePetronas Twin Towers.
Ihhotela lisesimeni esihle kakhulu phakathi kwe-Ilham Tower engamamitha angu-275 ukuphakama futhi laklanywa abadwebi bezakhiwo abadume umhlaba wonke i-Foster+Partners. Kanye nokuba ngelinye lamahhotela amade kunawo wonke edolobheni, i-Element yakhelwe ukuthi ibe luhlaza kusukela phansi kuya phezulu. Lakhelwe kusetshenziswa izinto zokwakha ezisimeme, ihhotela lithole isitifiketi salo se-Green Building Index futhi lifakwe uhlelo lokuvuna amanzi emvula, i-flooring engeyona eye-PVC engu-100%, izibani ze-LED ezonga amandla, kanye nemonitha yekhwalithi yomoya ye-CO2 yasendlini.
Ngokwemvelo, akhona amanye amahhotela anobungani bemvelo (yize engemaningi kangako e-Kuala Lumpur), kanti i-Cultural Trip nayo iyayicaphuna i-G Tower Hotel ngendlela yayo yokusimama, nokho, iningi litholakala kuma-kampong noma emaphandleni, njengeDusuntara. I-Jungle Resort noma i-Awanmulan e-Negri Sembilan ngaphandle nje kwe-Kuala Lumpur.
I-KL, njengoba yaziwa kanjalo kubantu bendawo, isekude phambili ekuqhubeni kwayo ekubeni luhlaza futhi idlala i-catch up to Singapore, enecala lokuminyana, ikhawulela izimoto ezingena enkabeni yedolobha. Mhlawumbe, ukukhawulela izimoto enkabeni yedolobha i-KL kungaba isinyathelo esilandelayo sokunciphisa ukungcoliswa komhlaba futhi siqhubekisele abantu ukuthi bathathe amasistimu ayo e-Rapid Transit esetshenziswayo.
Idolobha laseKuala Lumpur lithuthuke kangakanani uma kuziwa ekudaleni indawo eyakhiwe ngendlela eqhubekayo? Akukubi kakhulu, kubonakala.
Usihlalo we-World Green Building Council u-Tai Lee Siang ukholelwa ukuthi izindinganiso ze-KL zokwakha eziluhlaza ziya emazingeni amadolobha ase-Asia asezingeni lokuqala.
Echaza i-KL njengehlukile ekuphusheni kwayo endaweni eyakhiwe ngokuluhlaza, uthe: “Idolobha nezwe ngalinye linendlela yalo ehlukile. Ku-KL, amandla ayo amabhizinisi ayo aqinile akwazi ukuthuthukisa amaphrojekthi amakhulu asemalokishini aluhlaza futhi asimeme. Kuhluke kakhulu kwelaseSingapore, elinokulawula okusuka phansi okudlulele [nguhulumeni] ukuguqula yonke indawo ibe imodeli eyodwa.
Ngibheke ngabomvu ukuvakasha kwami okulandelayo. Mhlawumbe ngo-2019, ngizobona i-KL ehlaza nakakhulu.
