Klang is not at risk of sinkholes forming as it is not on limestone foundations, says Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi.
He said areas prone to sinkholes typically have limestone soil composition, which is not the case for Klang.
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He said areas prone to sinkholes typically have limestone soil composition, which is not the case for Klang.
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00:00Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
00:02I would like to ask the Minister of Employment to state what is the plan to help to mitigate the sinkhole incident,
00:11sinkholes in high-risk areas, especially in Kelang.
00:16Honourable Minister of Employment.
00:18Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Honourable Kelang.
00:25Honourable Minister of Employment,
00:27for your information,
00:29the sinkhole incident occurs in areas that are surrounded by limestone,
00:38whereas the landslide incident can occur in any area
00:44and it can arise from various factors,
00:48whether it is natural or man-made or anthropogenic.
00:54In general, the geological factors in Kelang
00:58are formed from the formation of limestone,
01:02which is a marine sediment of the size of a quaternary,
01:06formed from limestone or marine clay,
01:10which needs to be given special attention in their geotechnical form.
01:15However, the risk of a sinkhole or sinkhole does not occur in Kelang
01:21since this area is not surrounded by limestone.
01:26Therefore, the potential for a landslide incident in Kelang
01:31is caused by factors that are not natural,
01:35such as the leakage of pipe utilities,
01:37the problem of the sewage system,
01:39failure of land structures,
01:42or impingement,
01:44which is localized, etc.
01:48The Ministry of Employment is responsible
01:51for monitoring the roadways in the entire country,
01:55including the Pestiluan 5 route,
01:57which is located in the area of Kelang Parliament.
02:00To prevent a landslide incident
02:03caused by the leakage of pipe utilities,
02:06the KKR has a guideline for the installation of utility roads in Pestiluan,
02:12where the installation of utility roads in the Pestiluan road reserve
02:16must comply with the technical guidelines and requirements
02:21set by the KKR.
02:23Monitoring and monitoring are also carried out by the concession companies
02:29appointed by the KKR to ensure the road is in good condition,
02:34including the sewage system.
02:36The standard operating procedure, SOP,
02:39includes reporting the damage of the sewage system
02:42and subsequent repairs.
02:45At the same time,
02:46the KKR will also cooperate with utility companies
02:52to ensure that the road condition
02:56of the Pestiluan road reserved by the KKR
02:59is comfortable and safe to be used by road users.
03:04So, for new infrastructure development projects,
03:08it is the KKR's practice
03:11to carry out land survey work
03:14to ensure the structure of the layers
03:18and land parameters
03:20as input in the form of work.
03:23So, there are geotechnical works
03:26and engineering works
03:28to avoid landslides after the project is completed.
03:32That's all. Thank you.
03:56On July 20, 2020, the Pestiluan Road in Kelang-Banteng was hit by a landslide
04:02due to the construction of an unauthorized LRT
04:05and was planned in a restricted manner.
04:07So, what action has been taken
04:10against the officers or consultants
04:13from government agencies
04:17and also to the developers
04:19who failed to cover up the sewage hole incident
04:23through early inspection and planning?
04:26Because we feel relieved
04:29because there was no death
04:31but there was a car damage.
04:33There were many cars that sank there.
04:36In that regard,
04:40there are also those who ask
04:43whether the Ministry of Public Works
04:45intends to conduct a geological survey
04:48in the area of Lembah Kelang
04:50to determine the risk level of the sewage hole incident
04:54in order to give an early warning
04:57to the local authorities and the public.
05:01The Honourable Minister would like to answer.
05:05Yes, Mr. Chairman.
05:09The sewage hole incident
05:12as it should be
05:14can be covered up through
05:17early inspection and planning.
05:20For your information,
05:22the transit development project
05:25for Line 3 or LRT
05:28is a project under the Urban Rail Development Plan
05:32or URDP
05:34and the Land Public Transport Agency
05:36or APAD,
05:37which is a subsidiary of the Indok Public Transport Plan
05:40for the Kuala Lumpur-Lembah Kelang Railway
05:42which covers 37 km of LRT 3
05:45connecting from Bandar Utama to Johan Setia
05:48where the incident took place.
05:50So,
05:53the LRT 3 route in Kelang Bating
05:56involves the JKR Railway
05:59as an agency to operate the route.
06:03In any case,
06:06the route has been handed over
06:10to the LRT 3
06:13from the JKR concession
06:16starting from June 2018
06:18including the repair and maintenance works.
06:23So, in general,
06:25for the construction of the LRT 3,
06:27the JKR has required
06:30the LRT 3 to comply with the guidelines
06:33to process the roadside development
06:37of the ATJ 32011
06:42which involves land works
06:45and requires road safety audits
06:49to be carried out
06:50as well as an executive report
06:52on the routine maintenance of the road
06:54must be handed over to the JKR monthly.
06:57So,
06:58therefore,
06:59compliance with the development requirements
07:02that have been given
07:05must be carried out
07:08and if the developer fails,
07:10a stoppage order can be issued.
07:13So, as I have mentioned in the main answer,
07:19the incident that took place on July 20, 2020
07:24at the LRT 3 project section GS60
07:27at the FT05 junction
07:29near Simpang,
07:31Johan Setia Road
07:33was a landslide incident
07:35and not a sinkhole.
07:37I emphasize, not a sinkhole
07:39because the area around the sinkhole
07:41was not fenced by stone,
07:43on the contrary, it was marine clay.
07:46So, the JKR has issued a stoppage order
07:51to the LRT on July 20, 2020
07:56and directed the LRT 3
07:59to implement a traffic management plan,
08:02TMP,
08:03road closure and diversion
08:06to ensure the safety of road users at that time.
08:09So, the LRT 3
08:12has made improvements
08:14and the road has been completely cleared
08:16on August 30, 2020.
08:19So,
08:20to avoid repeated incidents,
08:22Mr. Chairman,
08:24the LRT has suspended the use of the BorPAL machine
08:28to the reverse circulation drilling machine,
08:33RCD,
08:34to reduce the burden on the land
08:37and to make the management
08:40thorough through the daily report.
08:43So,
08:44there are some of the answers just now.
08:49Mr. Chairman,
08:50the arrangement of the sinkhole incident
08:53or it is not a sinkhole,
08:56as I explained earlier,
08:58the LRT has issued an investigation report
09:01and
09:02found that the incident occurred
09:05due to a failure of the land structure in the affected area.
09:08The LRT 3
09:10has proposed
09:12improvements to the time difference mechanism
09:15and JKL Selangor
09:16has monitored
09:17repeatedly the actions of the LRT 3.
09:21So, there is no investigation
09:23on any employees
09:26considering the issue of the sinkhole incident
09:30due to the failure of the land structure in the affected area.
09:34And going forward,
09:36JKL will work with other parties
09:42that have responded to the MQT 1
09:50regarding the sinkhole incident
09:52in our country.
09:54We will work with other parties
09:59on how we can plan
10:02and make improvements
10:04to the basic procedures
10:07and strategies
10:08to avoid
10:10the occurrence of such incidents.
10:15At least,
10:16we can try to avoid it.
10:21Maybe we don't have the power
10:23to ensure that it doesn't happen.
10:28But at least,
10:30we can monitor the situation
10:33of the land first.
10:35That's all. Thank you.