Empower slope unit, Yeoh tells DBKL
KUALA LUMPUR - Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is urged to empower its Civil Engineering and Drainage Department Slope Unit to ensure the team has more experts in handling soil erosion and landslide cases.
Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh said the unit must have more experts as multiple complaints regarding landslides especially in Segambut were lodged since last year.
"Strengthening the unit is important to ensure a quick and effective action to prevent serious incidents involving landslides.
"We have received over 100 complaints regarding land erosion last year, we know several areas in Segambut and Lembah Pantai were hilly areas," she said during a press conference at the scene of the landslide near the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy (MACA) at Persiaran Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin here, today.
Yeoh said she asked Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh to strengthen the unit and it has been brought to Parliament recently.
"However, I realise that there are several constraints on DBKL with a possibility of the lacking resources and staff to implement inspections on all hilly areas," she said.
Commenting on yesterday's landslide incident, Yeoh said she was satisfied with the action and cooperation by several agencies to overcome the issue.
"It was fortunate that the incident did not involve loss of life. Forensic reports are being done and we will wait before giving further comments," she said.
Yesterday, a total of 76 MACA and Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM) staff faced anxious moments when a landslide occurred near the building at about 1.30pm.
The incident involved the area in front of the MACC owned academy and destroyed a guard post with the overall total of landslide estimated to be 30.48 x 36.57 square metres.
