A data centre project in the Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) area has become the first in Johor to be issued a stop-work order for breaching construction conditions.
State housing and local government committee chairman Jafni Md Shukor said this followed public complaints over earthworks, dirty roads, the absence of hoarding, and construction activities carried out late at night.
“The local authority, MBIP, has been instructed to step up monitoring and take enforcement action under the Streets, Drainage and Building Act 1974 in cases of non-compliance.
“As a mark of firmness, this data centre has become the first in Johor to be issued a stop-work order for breaching the stipulated conditions,” he said in a statement today.
He added that the contractors had been given two weeks to comply with five conditions: halting the earthworks, installing hoardings, ceasing night operations, keeping the roads clean at all times, and ensuring that residents’ well-being is not affected.
Johor has 13 operational data centres: seven under MBIP and six under the Kulai Municipal Council (MPKu). Another 15 are under construction, namely three under the Johor Bahru City (MBJB), seven under MBIP, and five under MPKu.
“In terms of strategic planning, 14 data centres have been approved by the Johor data centre development coordination committee, under MBJB (one), MBIP (11), MPKu (one) and the Pasir Gudang Municipal Council (MBPG) (one).
“Eight new applications were also reviewed late last month involving MBJB (two), MBIP (one), MPKu (four) and MBPG (one),” he said.
