Report on mishap in two weeks
IT will take two weeks for the Public Works Department and Kumpulan Ikram Sdn Bhd (Public Works Institute of Malaysia) to release a report on the landslide in Putrajaya.
Federal Territories Minister Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique said this after visiting the site yesterday.
“It is still too early to say what caused the landslide so we will wait for the report. The PWD and Ikram will carry out soil investigations and soil treatment to determine the cause,” he said, adding that the initial step was to place tarpaulin sheets to prevent further landslides.
Asked if the reservoir on the hill behind the apartment blocks, with the capacity to hold eight million gallons of water, faced or posed any threats, Zulhasnan declined to comment, except to say that every angle would be explored in the report.
He also declined comment on whether the incident had marred the image of Putrajaya as a planned city.
On why a retention wall was not built to prevent landslides, Putra- jaya Holdings chief executive officer Azlan Abdul Karim said it was not necessary as the slope had been cut. Putrajaya Holdings is the master developer.
Zulhasnan also announced that aid of RM500 each from PJC and Putrajaya MP Datuk Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor would be given out to each family.
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