Checks for defects will cost RM22m, says Samy
10/05/2007 NST

KUALA LUMPUR: Inspections of all government buildings in Putrajaya for defects will cost about RM22mil, said Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.

The inspections will be carried out in six months and a proposal had been submitted to the Cabinet, he told reporters.

On April 30, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ordered an immediate check on government buildings following the third case of structure collapse in three weeks.

A month ago, a burst pipe at the new Immigration Department Headquarters in Putrajaya brought its operations to a halt.

On April 29, chunks of the plaster ceiling at the multi-purpose hall at the Entrepreneurial Development and Cooperative Ministry collapsed.

The third incident was at the new Jalan Duta Court Complex here on April 30, where two parts of a ceiling collapsed.

On the malfunction of the runway navigation lights at the Sultan Mahmud Airport in Terengganu, Samy Vellu said new Public Works Department director-general Datuk Dr Judin Abdul Karim would investigate and take action against the contractors doing the upgrading works.