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Pusat akuatik belum diperbaiki


keadaan permukaan platform acara terjun di Pusat Akuatik Nasional yang terkoyak teruk dan belum diperbaiki. - UTUSAN/Shahril Aizat Ahmad

KUALA LUMPUR - Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia sedang mengejar masa untuk menyiapkan venue di Pusat Akuatik Nasional, Bukit Jalil bagi Kejohanan Terjun Piala Asia yang bermula Ahad ini.

Dengan baki hanya empat hari lagi, timbul kebimbangan sama ada kerja-kerja membaiki yang melibatkan kemudahan terjun dan bilik persalinan sempat disiapkan.

Persoalannya, mengapa ia dilakukan pada saat-saat akhir sedangkan perkara seperti kerosakan pada platform terjun yang karpet anti-licinnya terkoyak, pernah didedahkan media termasuk Utusan Malaysia Mei lalu.

Tinjauan ke pusat akuatik nasional semalam mendapati keadaannya masih tidak berubah dan lebih mengejutkan tiada lagi kerja memperbaikinya.

Keadaan kesemua platform terjun (5m, 7m, dan 10m) yang sudah usang dilihat amat membahaya untuk penerjun melakukan terjunan dari ketinggian sedemikian dan terdedah kepada risiko.

Manakala dalam bilik persalinan pula didapati keadaan tandas yang tidak berpintu.
Paip air dalam dua tempat mandi dalam bilik terbabit turut rosak dengan airnya dibiarkan mengalir dari kepala paip.

Setiausaha Persatuan Renang Malaysia (ASUM), Edwin Chong ketika dihubungi memberitahu, satu pertemuan telah diadakan antara pihaknya dengan kontraktor yang dilantik semalam dan mereka memberi jaminan kerja-kerja membaiki akan dimulakan hari ini.
Katanya, kesemua platform akan dipasang dengan karpet anti licin baru yang ditempah khas dari Amerika Syarikat.


"Saya berharap kontraktor akan menyelesaikan kesemua kerja mereka dengan segera dan sebaik mungkin. Kita kesuntukan masa.

"Masalah ini sudah berlanjutan sekian lama. Sebelum ia didedahkan media beberapa bulan lalu, ASUM sudah pun membangkitkan kerosakan-kerosakan ini sejak setahun lalu, saya tidak pasti kenapa tindakan hanya diambil pada saat-saat akhir," keluhnya.

Ratu terjun, Pandelela Rinong juga melahirkan kebimbangannya terhadap keadaan venue menerusi akaun Facebook.

"Bila KSN (perbadanan stadium) nak baiki karpet platform yang sudah koyak-rabak?
"Memang teruk, kejohanan dah dekat, nanti apa kata atlet negara lain," katanya.



Oleh TAN MING WAI
tan.mingwai@utusan.com.my

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