In a statement today, it said works minister Fadillah Yusof had visited several locations to survey the damage caused by bad weather in these hilly areas.

Among the locations was Seksyen 44, Jalan Simpang Pulai-Blue Valley in Kinta, Perak, where a landslide had just occurred.

The ministry said it had installed an early warning system in the vicinity to detect fallen rubble, while a “contiguous bored pile wall” building technique will be used to repair the slope soon.

The work is estimated to cost around RM127 million.

Fadillah also visited roads damaged by mud floods from Seksyen 60 to Seksyen 62 in Lojing, Kelantan, which caused five bridges to collapse.

Further repairs on the roads, bridges, slopes and street lights in the area would also be carried out at a cost of RM5.8 million.

Meanwhile, the ministry has also proposed a bypass between Kuala Terla and Blue Valley in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, to accommodate heavy traffic as a result of a boom in business activities and domestic tourism in the area.