SHAH ALAM, April 22 -- The Selangor government has been urged to increase green space allocation in Shah Alam residential areas to 30 per cent and review its development policies, with the state's PAS chief labelling the recurring floods a "planning failure".

Paya Jaras assemblyman Datuk Ab. Halim Tamuri, debating the Royal Address at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly today, argued that the state capital's flood woes reflect ingrained weaknesses in planning and management.

He questioned if the state government considers that it has failed to uphold the original planning principles of Shah Alam, which was designed as a model township with a focus on environmental balance.

"The failure to address flooding in Shah Alam is no longer ...