Another landslip in same area

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JUST 50m away from the Selayang landslide that occurred at Km13, Jalan Ipoh on Nov 3, a landslip occurred recently on top of the hill. And the landslip shows that it is not safe for any development to take place on top of the hill.

The Public Works Department (PWD) technician Shahrul Azwan said they had recorded some soil movement at the site.

“We are going to cover the landslip area with heavy duty plastic sheets and have done so at the landslide area at Km13, Jalan Ipoh.

Too near for comfort: The landslip area on top of a hill about 50m away from the Km13, Jalan Ipoh landslide area.

“We can only open the main road (Jalan Ipoh) if the developers Koridor Dinamik and Wirama Sdn Bhd construct a retention pond and a cemented drain on top of the hill.

“Now, when there is a downpour, 70% of the water flows into the existing drain on top of the hill slope while 30% is absorbed into the earth, posing another landslip threat.

“Because of this, we are unable to open the two lanes to traffic on both sides of the road at the affected area,” said Shahrul who visited the site with Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) officials and councillors yesterday.

He said about 95% of the 250m stretch drain has been constructed by PWD to stop the rain water from flowing into the soil on the hill, adding that the remaining work on the drain would be completed by this week,’’ he said.

He said the land where the landslide occurred on Nov 3 belongs to PKNS and the developers Koridor Dinamik and Wirama Sdn Bhd were not responsible.

“After a meeting with developers on Tuesday, we wrote to the two developers asking them to send a proposal to make a retention pond and construct a drain. We will look at the proposal and hopefully the problem will be solved by Dec 13.

“And on Dec 14, we can open Km13 of Jalan Ipoh to traffic on both lanes to ease traffic congestion during the festive season,” he said.

However, PKNS, which is a subsidiary of the Selangor state government, has not paid any land premium although the land belonged to them.

The MPS is also yet to get clarification from the Gombak Land office on the land status.

MPS Engineering Department director Othman Idris said the PWD had not submitted any report and as such they were unable to take any action against the developer.