KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Kuala Lumpur remains safe, assures Dr Zaliha Mustafa, minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories), following the recent spate of sinkhole incidents in the capital city.
She said the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is now undertaking a comprehensive assessment of the whole city to identify areas that may be susceptible to sinkholes or other unsafe conditions.
“DBKL will look into this matter more closely so we can do the mapping for the whole of KL,” Zaliha told reporters on Wednesday when visiting the second sinkhole site that appeared in Kampung Kerinchi a day earlier.
The affected locations, especially in Jalan Masjid India, are now the priority sites, added Zaliha.
Meanwhile, repair work for the collapsed drain at Jalan Pantai Permai in Kampung Kerinchi, which left a large hole in the ground, is expected to be completed within three weeks.
Kuala Lumpur has so far reported three sinkhole incidents in the past six days.
The first incident occurred in Jalan Masjid India last Friday in which Vijayaletchumy, a 48-year-old tourist from India, fell into an eight-metre-deep sinkhole and disappeared. The search and rescue operation for her is still underway.
The third sinkhole was spotted on Jalan Masjid India earlier on Wednesday, about 50 metres from where the first incident occurred.