THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy (Maca), which was affected by a landslide incident on April 25, is expected to reopen on May 18. 

Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said Maca will be reopened once electricity and water supplies, as well as the sewage system, are restored, and after a temporary road is constructed.  

He posted this on Facebook after being briefed by the Public Works Department (PWD) director-general Ahmad Redza Ghulam Rasool and the department’s slope engineering branch. 

“Three weeks are needed for temporary works to be carried out, and this includes installing tarpaulin sheets, which began on April 26 on the surface of the slope. 

“The installing of sheet piles and construction of a temporary access road begins today (April 28) until May 12,” the post stated. 

Apart from this, Nanta said the installation of an Early Warning System (EWS) was carried out yesterday, while four more EWS will be installed once the sheet piling work is completed. 

The installation of the temporary utilities will also take two weeks, and involves Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Air Selangor, and Telekom Malaysia, he said. 

Nanta said the permanent repair work is expected to take a maximum of two years, involving surveys, site investigations, procurement, and construction for 12 months. 

He called all parties to comply with instructions from authorities to avoid untoward incidents. 

Meanwhile, Sentul district police chief Beh Eng Lai said there had been no ground movement detected in the affected area today. 

He told reporters there the site posed no danger to the public. 

He added that the installation of iron piles would be done this afternoon, to prevent any further soil movement in the Maca site and surrounding area. 

“The PWD will construct a temporary access road in a day or two to remove vehicles stranded in the Maca compound,” he said. 

He said if there was no ground movement detected at the site by tomorrow, the incident control post would be closed. However, police would continue to patrol the area. 

“The Maca has placed Rela personnel to look after the area, and so road repair works will continue,” he added. – Bernama, April 28, 2023.