Serdang landslip: Find out root cause of issue before rebuilding to avoid future troubles

The only silver lining in the Lestari Perdana, Serdang landslip on Tuesday (25 January) was that there were no casualties or injuries. However, it is not a simple matter of just repairing, rebuilding and calling it a day. In fact, a similar incident in 2017 along this same stretch of road implies that a thorough soil integrity analysis should be conducted immediately to prevent future disasters.

Back then, there were signs of soil subsidence next to the drain and cracks appeared along Jalan LP 1A/2 on the road surface. All these pointed towards issues in the soil structure, raising worries among the locals. At that time, I also spoke to the then-Subang Jaya Municipal Council (now-MBSJ) about the issue.