Penang Forum stresses the need for greater public awareness of slope safety.
Penang Forum, a vocal coalition of local NGOs concerned with the environment, says the several landslide incidents in the state raises the question of the fragility of slopes around the island.
Although the Penang Island City Council has a team to monitor illegal construction work, the activity in the latest incident was on a slope below the road and hidden, thus unnoticeable. The slope where the latest incident occurred is located at the brink of the main road leading from Tanjung Bungah to Batu Ferringhi, which is under the jurisdiction of the Public Works Department.
It urged the state to launch a thorough investigation into the June 25 landslide and to identify those who might be charged with negligence. Penang Forum said tougher laws and penalties are needed to punish errant landowners who flout the laws so that such incidents are never repeated.
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