On nationwide high alert

Risky zone: A motorcyclist riding past a landslide area near Puncak Templer in Selangor.

PETALING JAYA: On high alert for potential disasters such as landslides and floods with the ongoing northeast monsoon season, the Public Works Department (JKR) and the Mineral and Geoscience Department (JMG) are stepping up precautionary measures to ensure public safety.

JKR director-general Datuk Mohamad Zulkefly Sulaiman said the department was committed to safeguarding all road users and had taken steps to ensure all roads and access were safe, with precautionary steps such as warning signs and traffic management plans also in place.