PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has once again assured visitors to Jalan Masjid India that the area is safe and says this has been confirmed by geological information and soil investigation records.
It said a meeting of the task force investigating the sinkhole incident in the area was held today and various agencies presented their findings.
Based on these reports, it was determined that the sinkhole incident was localised. Referring to geological information and existing soil investigation records, the location of the sinkhole is situated on the Kenny Hills Formation, which generally consists of alternating layers of schist, phyllite, and quartzite rocks,
DBKL said in a statement, adding that the buildings and area surrounding the sinkhole are safe.
DBKL said representatives from the public works department, minerals and geoscience department, police, fire and rescue department, Indah Water Konsortium, survey and mapping department, Institution of Engineers Malaysia, and the Malaysian Geotechnical Society submitted reports on the incident.
DBKL is currently reducing the hoarding area at the incident site. Previously, the hoarding spanned 160m, stretching from Wisma Yakin to the Jalan Masjid India police booth.
It added that the new hoarding area will be divided into three sections:
a) From the entrance to the Wisma Yakin underground parking to the Jalan Masjid India/Lorong Bunus 1 junction;
b) At the second depression area in front of the Jalan Masjid India police booth; and
c) Part of Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman 3.
