According to the association’s president Thay Peng Kee, the clearing of land behind the temple for the planned tower’s access road has resulted in clogged drains.

This, in turn, had caused water to overflow from the drain and resulted in the collapse of a retaining wall behind the temple.

In a press conference today, the association, which owns the temple, demanded that PNB fix the damage done to the slope, clear the drains, and build a bigger drain to cater to the greater flow of water at present.

“These problems started last year just before Christmas when the developers started clearing the vegetation [at the top of the slope] to build the access road.

“We already told them of our concerns with the development, such as traffic dispersal and drainage, but they have not done anything so far,” said Thay.

The temple sits at the bottom of a three-metre high slope, just below the land being developed. The retaining wall at the bottom of the slope collapsed from heavy rain last Friday afternoon.

The association contacted the PNB hotline on Saturday and four workers inspected the site, promising to escalate the case to the management.

“Nothing has been done until today. Hopefully, they will contact us after this publicity. We have yet to lodge an official complaint, but will do so this week.”

The RM3.4 billion KL118 building is slated to be Malaysia’s tallest building upon completion in 2019. Standing at over 500 metres, it will surpass the 452-metre Petronas Twin Towers.