PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur is generally safe, says the Natural Resources and Climate Change Ministry.
It added that the Masjid India Land Structural Task Force found that the sinkhole that claimed the life of a 48-year-old Indian national in August was caused by several factors such as human activities, weather and erosion of reclaimed land below the surface.
The ministry then said a special technical report regarding the geological and sub-surface structure will be prepared by the task force within three months.
"Generally the ministry is saying that Kuala Lumpur is safe, but certain monitoring aspects and procedures were needed for investigations to be conducted on the building structures below the surface," said the ministry in a statement on Saturday (Sept 7).
"The ministry through the Mineral and Geoscience Department (JMG) is updating the data on the underground structure around the Klang Valley. This involves 10 local authorities through the Greater KL Geology Subsurface Mapping.
This said the ministry will complete the existing information on Kuala Lumpur obtained through the 3DKL project.
"JMG used ground penetration radar (GPR) to obtain a picture of the geological strata and utility system under the area of the incident for an overall rehabilitation process by the responsible parties.
"The ministry is advising the public not to believe any speculation which is released by irresponsible parties on the safety of the surface below Kuala Lumpur and only seek the right information from those in authority on any geological disaster.
JMG can be reached at https://mygems.jmg.gov.my/
