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Kuala-Lumpur -–- foto- © -Ted-Macauley
Kuala-Lumpur -–- foto- © -Ted-Macauley

“Kutaura chokwadi, shoko rokuti 'smart city' rinoshandiswa zvakanyanyisa; hapana anogona kudoma zvazvinoreva, "akadaro musayendisiti wedata Dr. Lau Cher Han panguva yekukurukurirana kwepana muChikunguru Tech muAsia Kuala Lumpur City Chapter kuungana.

Ndakatanga kuenda kuKuala Lumpur mukuvamba kwamakumi mapfumbamwe, Twin Towers dzisati dzavakwa. Tichiuya zvakananga kubva kuHong Kong, guta racho raiita sedhorobha renyika rakanyarara kana kuti guta guru reruwa.

Paive nemigwagwa midiki mizhinji yaive nezvitoro zvekudya uye Jalan Alor yanga isiri nzvimbo yaiitika. Yaiva yakananga kuseri kweRegent Hotel kwandaigara. Bukit Bintang (zvino yava nharaunda yakasimukira uye yakavakwa zvakapfurikidza yeresitorendi nezvitoro zvakabatanidzwa namahotera) yakanga iri mvura yakaisvonaka, uye ruzha bedzi rwakanga rwuri rwomudhudhudhu, matekisi, uye vatengesi vezvokudya.

Ndakadzoka muna 2007 kuti ndiwane guta rinobudirira, reAsia risingazivikanwe kubva kushanya kwangu kwekutanga, The Twin Towers yakanga yasimuka, uye nhandare yendege itsva yaishanda makiromita makumi masere kubva kuguta, asi guta richine mashiripiti "girinhi" hunhu kwariri. Migwagwa mikuru yakanga yakavezwa mumasango, uye sango rakanga rakazara. Green yaive kwese kwese, uye muzviitiko zvakawanda, ndaiva netsoko dzaishanya pamasuo eimba yangu mudhorobha reKL.

Kushanya kwangu kwazvino kuKuala Lumpur kwaive gore rino uye mukomana aive achinja zvese izvi. Zvino migwagwa mikuru yakanga yatonga uye yaityisidzira sango riri pamakona ose. Zvivako zvitsva, zvikurukuru nhurikidzwa refu, zvakanga zviri kwese kwese, chimwe nechimwe chichirwira kuva chirefu kupfuura chokupedzisira.

Zvino izwi regirini, haricharevi sango, asi raibva mukati. Nekusundidzira kukusimudzira kunobva padanho repasi.

Nehuwandu hunotarisirwa kusvika 10 miriyoni panosvika 2020, Kuala Lumpur irikuda kuronga kukuru kwemadhorobha kusimudzira kugara zvakanaka kwevagari venzvimbo nevashanyi zvakafanana. Kubvumidza budiriro yaro, mapurojekiti akasiyana ari kuitwa izvo zvinokanganisa kurarama kwenharaunda, uye kusimba kwehupfumi uye bhizinesi.

Ndichida nzvimbo "yegirinhi" yekugara uye panguva imwe chete ndichidzikamisa kabhoni tsoka yangu, ndakatarisa webhusaiti inonzi Culture Trip, inonyora Element Hotel seyekutanga pane yavo rondedzero. Ndichida kuziva zvakawanda, ndakabata hotera ndikataura neshamwari yangu yekare Doris Chin, wandakanga ndaziva kubva kare kuFrasers apartments, uye zvakangoitikawo hazvo, iye zvino ava maneja mukuru paElement. Akandinyengetedza kuti ndigare husiku hwangu huviri hwekutanga muKuala Lumpur kuElement.

Iine Green Building Index certification uye chinhambwe kubva pakati peguta, hotera inoshandisa nzira dzinoenderana nemhoteredzo munzira yayo yeumbozha nekunyaradza. Sekureva kwaAmai Chin, hotera iyi yakatyora tsika yekugara-eco-hushamwari munzvimbo dziri kure. Iyo Element iri pakati peguta guru uye iri padyo neiyo iconic Petronas Twin Towers.

Hotera iyi iri munzvimbo inoshamisa mukati me275-mita yakakwirira yeIlham Tower uye yakagadzirwa nevanovaka vane mukurumbira pasi rose Foster+Partners. Pamwe chete nekuve imwe yehotera dzakareba kwazvo muguta, Element yakagadzirirwa kuve yakasvibira kubva pasi. Yakavakwa pachishandiswa zvivakwa zvekuvaka, hotera iyi yakawana chitupa cheGreen Building Index uye ine michina yekukohwa mvura inonaya, 100% isiri PVC pasi, mwenje we LED usingadyi simba, uye yemukati memhepo CO2 monitor.

Sezvingatarisirwa, kune mamwe mahotera ane hushamwari kwezvakatipoteredza (kunyangwe asina kuwanda muKuala Lumpur), uye Tsika Rwendo inotaurawo nezveG Tower Hotel yemaitiro ayo ekusimudzira, zvisinei, mazhinji ari mumakampong kana kumaruwa, akadai seDusuntara. Jungle Resort kana The Awanmulan muNegri Sembilan kunze kweKuala Lumpur.

KL, sekuzivikanwa kwainoitwa nevanhu veko, ine rwendo rurefu rwekufamba mukutyaira kwayo kuti ive yakasvibira uye iri kutamba kubata kusvika kuSingapore, iyo ine congestion charge munzvimbo, ichimisa mota dzinouya pakati peguta. Zvichida, kudzikisira mota mudhorobha reKL ingave nhanho inotevera yekudzikisa kusvibiswa uye kutyaira vanhu kutora iyo inopedza Rapid Transit masisitimu.

Guta reKuala Lumpur rakafambira mberi kusvika papi kana zvasvika pakugadzira nharaunda-yakavakirwa-nzvimbo? Hazvina kunyanyoipa, zvinoita.

Sachigaro weWorld Green Building Council, Tai Lee Siang, anotenda kuti KL's green building standards iri kufamba yakananga kumatanho ekutanga-tier maguta eAsia.

Achitsanangura KL seyakasarudzika mukusundira kwayo kunzvimbo yakavakirwa yakasvibira, akati: “Guta rega rega nenyika zvine maitiro ayo akasiyana. Kune KL, simba rayo mabhizinesi ayo akasimba epasi anokwanisa kugadzira mapurojekiti akasvibira uye akasimba emataundishipi. " Yakasiyana zvikuru neSingapore, iyo ine yakanyanyisa kudzora-pasi-pasi [nehurumende] kushandura nzvimbo yese kuita imwe modhi.

Ndiri kutarisira kushanya kwangu kunotevera. Pamwe muna 2019, ndichaona KL yakasvibira.

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