More to be called up in Bukit Kukus landslide probe

More to be called up in Bukit Kukus landslide probe

These include representatives from the Public Works Department, the Irrigation and Drainage Department, the Department of Environment and Penang Forum.

The aftermath of the landslide at the Bukit Kukus construction site which occurred on Oct 19. (Bernama pic)
BALIK PULAU:
The special investigative committee looking into the landslide at the construction site of the paired road at Jalan Bukit Kukus here will call up several more people to record their statements before wrapping up its probe.

Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman, who is the committee’s chairman, said the panel would call up a few more individuals including representatives from the Public Works Department, the Irrigation and Drainage Department, the Department of Environment and public interest civil society group Penang Forum.

“So far, we have called up several government agency representatives directly linked to the tragedy and there have been experts, including those from NGOs, who have been very vocal at the hearing sessions,” he told reporters after the Penang Maulidur Rasul ceremony at the Balik Pulau Polytechnic here yesterday.

“It may take us another a month or so to get the views of all affected parties before we come to a decision.”

Ahmad Zakiyuddin also said the stop-work order for the site given by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) and the Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) was still in effect.

“I was told that DOSH and CIDB had only given permission for slope mitigation works to be carried out at the site,” he added.

The landslide which occurred on Oct 19 claimed the lives of 10 foreign workers and injured four.

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