A house in Taman Pertama, Cheras in Kuala Lumpur was destroyed after the retaining wall for an adjacent high-rise construction project shifted. – YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
A DEVELOPER has been ordered to stop construction on a highrise project after a two-storey house in Taman Pertama, Cheras was destroyed.
Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) said this occurred after a retaining wall at the project site shifted on Sunday (May 22).
In a statement on Monday (May 23), DBKL also said the Fire and Rescue Department ordered the occupants of six nearby houses to vacate.
Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah said the developer had been ordered to immediately fortify the retaining wall.
"The Malaysian Institute of Public Works has been appointed as a consultant to oversee the work.
"The developer is also required to review the design of the retaining wall.
"They must also come out with a long-term proposal to solve the problem," he said during a press conference on Monday.
Mahadi said the timeline for completion had yet to be decided as relevant details were still being gathered.
"This includes data on project designs as well as the construction sequence at the site," he noted.
He also said that electricity and water supply to affected homes had been discontinued over safety concerns.
Residents of the six houses have been relocated to a nearby hotel with the cost borne by the developer. - Star
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