Wet landing: Newspapers and cardboard placed on the floor to soak up the water on the floor near a boutique in the Penang International Airport. NOT only was it raining outdoors, water also dripped down from the ceiling at the second floor of the Penang International Airport when the roof sprang a leak.
A check showed that several pails had been placed to contain the drops, and workers were also seen sweeping away the water.
The leak was about 50m from the automated glass doors.
A boutique assistant, who wished not to be named, said the ceiling would leak every time it rained heavily.
“The leaking started after the renovation work began several months ago.
“I had to move my display a few feet to avoid the dripping water,” she said when met at the airport in Bayan Lepas yesterday.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd project manager Fazil Ahmad said the leakage was due to the ongoing renovation work.
“We have already installed the flat roof, and are in the process of installing waterproofing sheets and another roof to cover the whole building, but the frequent rain is slowing the progress,” he said in an immediate response.
He also said workers often had to be deployed to mitigate the leakage during heavy rain.
“Weather permitting, the roof should be completed at the end of the month according to schedule,” he added.
The RM250mil expansion and renovation work at the airport is scheduled to be completed by June 2012.
This was the second leak at a key public structure this month.
On Nov 1, the state legislative assembly sitting was briefly disrupted when the ceiling of the building started leaking during a downpour.
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