Flood firms 'will not be named and shamed'

ROAD CLOSED: The floods on Emirates Road, Dubai caused chaos for commuters.

The results of an investigation into who is responsible for major floods which left hundreds of drivers in traffic chaos on Monday will not be released to the public.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said on Tuesday it is continuing to investigation the cause of the flooding, which took place on Emirates Road, near Silicon Oasis on Monday morning.

“[We will] probably not [be releasing the results]. At the end of the day it is important for us to make sure we learn from it and for it not to happen again,” Peyman Parham, director of marketing and corporate communications for the RTA told Arabian Business.

“There could be multiple people responsible. If there was any negligence, naturally we will take action,” he added.

The RTA, Dubai Police and Dubai Municipality all joined forces in a bid to control the flooding.

Earlier, engineer Hussain Al-Banna, head of the RTA Emergency Team, warned contractors to exercise caution and comply with working guidelines to avoid similar accidents in the future.

“Such incidents involve huge financial losses, and may involve human losses, as well as wasting of time and effort. It is vitally important to keep preventative measures in place as RTA will not be lenient in taking appropriate measures against offenders.”

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the flood
Posted by ahmed, dubai on Thursday 28 August 2008 at 01:37 UAE time


george...dont be so naive...dont you understand why they will not name and shame??

The flood
Posted by George, Dubai, UAE on Wednesday 27 August 2008 at 09:55 UAE time

Why not name and shame? The responsibility should finally be assigned. A lot of people lost a lot of time and their companies lost their work for the day. Until the culprits are named and shamed, the attitude will be slack. If companies know that bad publicity will follow any major disasters, they will think twice.
Responsible means grown up. Children don't have responsibility. They have grown ups to mind them.

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