MELAKA, July 11 — The report on the Batang Kali landslide in December last year is ready, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
However, the report has yet to be presented to the Cabinet as his department is awaiting feedback from the state government.
Nanta said a report and comments from state agencies are required as the incident involved a state road.
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Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi speaking to the press when met at the Gombak Toll Plaza, Kuala Lumpur, on April 18, 2023. — Picture by BERNAMA[/caption]
“At the JKR (Public Works Department) level, our part has been completed. I hope the Selangor government will provide its comments as soon as possible so the report can be brought to the Cabinet,” he told reporters after officiating the 2023 Malaysia JKR Senior Officials Conference, earlier today.
Also present were Public Works director-general Datuk Ahmad Redza Ghulam Rasool and state JKR director Datuk Ismail Abd Rahman.
Nanta earlier said the report on the incident, which occurred around 2.30am on December 16, was expected to be completed at the end of June before being presented to the Cabinet to enable further action to be taken.
The landslide at Father’s Organic Farm in Jalan Genting, Batang Kali, claimed the lives of 18 adults and 13 children, while 61 others survived.
— Bernama
