IPOH – Members of the public are urged to immediately report to the Perak Public Works Department (PWD) if they detect the movement of soil and rock debris down slopes around the state during the current rainy season.
Public Infrastructure, Energy, Water, and Public Transport Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the reports can be made by contacting the department’s toll-free line at 1-800-88-3377 for immediate action, including road closures.
“The public is advised to be more careful. The PWD has installed sensors and rain gauges in critical slope locations to provide early warning and to enable monitoring and emergency actions (to be carried out),” he told a press conference before the start of the Perak assembly sitting, here today.
Nizar said, so far, 239 slopes in the state have been identified by the Perak PWD as “very high risk” and 211 locations were categorised as “high risk”.
Meanwhile, he said there were three routes that have been identified as “very critical”, namely Jalan Tapah-Cameron Highlands (FT059), Jalan Baling-Grik (FT004) (East-West Highway), and Jalan Simpang Pulai-Blue Valley (FT185). – Bernama, December 19, 2022
