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Sungai Buloh folk told to
vacate their homes
13/12/2008 NST
SUNGAI BULOH: Residents of 12 double-storey terrace houses in Sungai Buloh
Country Resort have been ordered to vacate their homes today to allow
reinforcement of the unstable slope behind their homes.
This was the decision reached by the Kuala Selangor District Council (MDKS)
after a meeting with project developer Glomac Bhd, the Public Works
Department (PWD) and police yesterday.
The council has prepared free lodging in its fully furnished staff quarters
in Kuala Selangor.
The residents will be able to return home as soon as the immediate
reinforcement work is done, which is expected to take a week.
MDKS secretary Azahari Sairin said a notice of evacuation was issued to the
residents of Phase Four, Jalan Melor 1/5, on Wednesday.
"The notice was a precautionary measure so they are ready to move out."
Nine families had been notified while three others could not be reached as
they were away, he said.
"We have also discussed the safety measures. The council will set up an
action unit and issue temporary identification cards to the residents.
"The police will patrol the area regularly during their absence."
The PWD has asked the developer's consultant to submit a report on the
long-term plans to restore the structure and condition of the slope.
Glomac managing director Herbert Leong said the report by its technical team
would be submitted in two days.
The immediate measures to shore up the slope include building a two-layer,
two-metre high gabion wall filled with rocks along the back lane to prevent
soil and rocks from hitting the houses, he said.
As part of the long-term plan, the developer will repair the cracked
retaining wall.
Asked why the retaining wall was only built half way and not along the
entire back lane nearest to the slope, Leong said it was built more than six
years ago according to their consultant's advice. Most of the hill is solid
rock.
"But, we will now have to re-evaluate the condition to see what needs to be
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