KUALA LUMPUR: The full report on the sinkhole incident at Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur is slated to be presented to the Cabinet by the end of the year.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa said she had only recently received the report and was reviewing it.
“We, the Federal Territories Department (JWP) have only just received the full report and are still reviewing the findings.
“Once it’s done, I will present it to the Cabinet and I expect to do so before the year ends,” she said when met after an event at SK Seri Bintang Utara in Cheras on Thursday (July 3).
The minister was responding to requests for updates on the report about the sinkhole incident, which took place in August last year.
The sinkhole had swallowed up a 48-year-old Indian tourist, Vijayaletchumy, who was walking in the area at the time.
Due to safety concerns, the search operation was discontinued after nine days, following the discovery of another sinkhole near the original site.
The site was fully reopened to the public in December last eyar after repair works were completed.
On a separate issue, Dr Zaliha stressed that the development of the Kota Madani project was necessary to address the housing shortage for civil servants.
“There are some 17,000 civil servants still waiting for placements at government housing schemes.
“The Kota Madani project will add around 10,000 housing units, which will help alleviate the shortage,” she said.
Estimated to be worth RM4bil, the Kota Madani project will be developed by Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd under a public-private partnership model that does not require initial funding from the government.
It will comprise high-density residences, aimed at accommodating over 30,000 residents, in addition to various public facilities.
