Eye on soil settlement issues in Kinta district

Many areas in Kinta district are built on limestone and former mining land. Some are now facing soil settlement issues. — Filepic

Perak government through its agencies and local councils is taking proactive measures to address soil settlement issues in the Kinta district.

State infrastructure committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said actions taken included having a one-stop centre (OSC) system to approve applications for projects, conducting subsurface analysis of the land as well as undertaking mitigation measures in affected areas.