DBKL to introduce slope maintenance guidelines after spate of landslides


KUALA LUMPUR City Hall (DBKL) wants to strengthen its slope unit and introduce slope maintenance guidelines following more than 100 reports of landslides in less than two years.

In a statement, DBKL mayor Datuk Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh said that the slope unit, which falls under the Civil Engineering and Drainage Department, would focus on more vigilant monitoring as well as implementing early warning systems at high-risk areas.

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