RM70mil to Stabilise Land at Bukit Antarabangsa
THE STAR, fEBRUARY 21, 2009
He said immediate work would begin to stabilise the area in Taman Bukit Jaya, Taman Bukit Mewah and Jalan Wangsa 9, where 44 houses are still deemed unfit for occupation.

Residents of the 44 homes should be able to return after six months, said Mohd Zin.
Work at the rest of the affected area was scheduled to be completed within two years.
“With the RM70mil allocation, the Works Ministry will appoint competent contractors to begin rehabilitation work. It could start as soon as next week,” he told reporters at his office after attending the Cabinet meeting.
He said his ministry had applied for the allocation from the Treasury on Dec 19 last year, but could not make any promises or announcements until the sum was approved.
Mohd Zin said that although it was not the Federal Government’s responsibility to rehabilitate the landslide area, it would take too long to wait for those responsible to come up with the funds.
“Actually, it is the responsibility of developers or land owners who had failed to obey the slope development specifications, and also that of the local authority, the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council and the Selangor state government,” he said.
As such, Mohd Zin said the ministry would identify those responsible and claim the cost of repairs from them.
When contacted, Bukit Antara bangsa Residents Association chairman Dr Mohamad Rafick Khan welcomed the move to stabilise the area.
“It is much needed. But what we also need is the landslide risk assessment study of Bukit Antrabangsa prepared by the Malaysian Public Works Institute (Ikram).
“We must understand the risks we are facing when living in Bukit Antarabangsa. There is no peace at night. We see the risks, but how dangerous it is, we don’t know,” he said.
Developer: We had no building project in area for over 20 years
THE STAR February 21, 2009
PETALING JAYA: A developer in Bukit Antarabangsa has claimed that it did not have any hillside development project or construction activity there for more than 20 years.
In a press statement yesterday, Superview Development Sdn Bhd stated that they had taken reasonable steps and had been responsible in conducting periodical maintenance works on land that they owned in the area.
Superview, which was the developer of Taman Wangsa Ukay at Bukit Antarabangsa, stated it was unable to comment on the possible causes of the landslide until investigations had been completed.
The developer also stated that it was not involved in the preparation of the technical report pertaining to the landslide.
However, Superview said it had appointed a geotechnical expert to advise and work with the appropriate authorities on any proposed remedial works in the area.

