Kelantan is not sinking, says Minerals and Geosciences Dept


KUALA TERENGGANU: No land subsidence has been reported in Kelantan in the past 15 years, says the Minerals and Geosciences Department.

"Based on the Department's monitoring throughout the years 2007 until 2022, in a period of 15 years, there was no land subsidence incident recorded in Kelantan that can be associated with the use of underground water," it said in a statement.

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