PRIME Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has approved an allocation of RM1 million for strengthening and stabilising the Sg Kemensah river banks and other related work, said Abd Latiff Ahmad.

The minister in the prime minister’s department (special functions) said the allocation was from the national disaster relief trust fund.

The allocation would be used for making an entrance route, provision of a machinery platform and installation of sheet piles along a 200-metre stretch to prevent damage to the properties of residents living near the river, he said.

“All these will be implemented to improve water flow and (strengthen) river banks to reduce the risk of soil movements in the area.

“Evaluation studies and work will be jointly coordinated by the Ampang Jaya municipal council, mineral and geoscience department and the slope engineering branch of the Public Works Department,” he said in a statement today.

On September 17, a landslide, believed to be caused by underground water movement, affected 27 houses in Jalan Kemensah Heights near Kuala Lumpur. – Bernama, September 21, 2021.