By Khairul Azran Hussin
SHAH ALAM, Sept 3 — The repair works of the landslide area at Taman Kelab Ukay, Bukit Antarabangsa, is now 60 per cent complete.
Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) Corporate Communications officer Norhayati Ahmad said the local council is monitoring the repairs carried out by the contractors from time to time to ensure it is completed as per schedule by December.
“The installation of steel sheet piles to prevent riverbank erosion of Sungai Sering, repairs of the drains, and several other processes to strengthen the slope is according to schedule.
“We have reached 60 per cent in three months, in which the repairs had started in June. We have four months to go until December to complete the remaining 40 per cent,” she told SelangorKini when contacted today.
On May 30, residents of seven double-storey terrace homes affected by the landslide were directed to vacate their homes for six months following the incident caused by soil movement due to the continuous rain.
The occupants were temporarily housed at the Hotel De Palma, Ampang for free for one week.
The Selangor government had allocated RM1,000 financial assistant to each family in paying rent for six months, while the Urban Well Being, Housing and Local Government Ministry had given a maximum of RM3,000.
Amirudin had also announced a RM433,000 fund for the repair works of the Sungai Sering riverbank done by the Selangor Irrigation and Drainage Department as well as to carry out a detailed study on the area which had in the past faced a similar landslide incident.