SHAH ALAM: The full report on the landslide incident in Taman Melawati, Hulu Klang will be presented to the Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES) soon.
Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said he is reviewing the report’s findings on the cause of the incident before it is presented to the council to discuss further action.
"The report has been received and will be given to MTES... now I need to first review the report,” he said here when commenting on developments of the investigation into the incident.
He said this to reporters after the handover ceremony of three special incident area control centre tents to the Selangor police headquarters here on Thursday (Oct 24).
Amirudin said the incident area has been confirmed safe and the affected residents, who had been temporarily relocated, have been allowed to return to their homes.
Police had ordered the evacuation of 20 residents in nearby houses to a temporary relief centre for safety reasons following the landslide incident on Oct 15.
He said the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) has also erected a retaining wall to reduce any adverse effects should a landslide recur.
Amirudin had said that the Minerals and Geoscience Department (JMG) was conducting a detailed investigation in the landslide area in Jalan E6, Taman Melawati before the full report on the incident was released.
On the donation of the tents, Amirudin said the facilities provided through the Selangor Prihatin Fund aimed to enhance the preparedness of security forces in dealing with disasters in the state, especially with the upcoming Northeast Monsoon (MTL) season.
He said the tents cost RM300,000 and were equipped with the latest technology to act as an efficient coordination centre in search and rescue operations, as well as to help assist in logistics and communication coordination in disaster areas.
"The handover of these tents is one of the proactive steps taken by the state government to ensure that security agencies have sufficient equipment and basic resources to face disaster situations in accordance with the directives of the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA)," he added. - Bernama
