Long-term maintenance for high-risk slopes


PETALING JAYA: The government is in the process of appointing long-term slope maintenance contractors to carry out repair, prevention and routine maintenance work on slopes identified as high-risk.

Public Works Department (JKR) director-general Datuk Mohamad Zulkefly Sulaiman said these were some of the measures being taken by the authorities to minimise risks of landslides.

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