KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 – The outcome of the Masjid India Sinkhole Incident Taskforce Meeting held today decided that the buildings and Jalan Masjid India area are safe to visit, according to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
DBKL in a statement said based on reports from various relevant agencies, the sinkhole incident along the road in question previously was an isolated incident.
“Referring to existing geological information and land investigation records, the location of the sinkhole incident is located on the Kenny Hills formation and generally consists of schist, phyllite and quartzite rock layers,” according to the statement.
DBKL informed that the meeting was chaired by DBKL Project Management Executive Director Mohamad Hamim today and was joined by related agencies to report their respective findings.
This included representatives of the Public Works Department (JKR), the Minerals and Geosciences Department (JMG), Police (PDRM), Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JIM) and Indah Water Konsortium (IWK).
