Group: Local authorities need more clout to go after errant contractors

Prevention: Tarpaulin sheets covering a hill slope to stop erosion in Paya Terubong, Penang.

PETALING JAYA: Local authorities have no clout when it comes to checking slope-cutting on private land, says a community-based organisation for slope safety.

Programme director at Slopewatch, Eriko Motoyama, said a lot of slope-cutting was happening in places that were outside the local authorities’ jurisdiction.