Jalan Masjid India sinkhole report to be presented to Cabinet by year-end

The Star

The final report on last year’s sinkhole incident at Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur, which claimed the life of an Indian tourist, is expected to be presented to the Cabinet by the end of 2024.   Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa on Thursday (July 3) said the report is under review after being recently received.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3v69ahsm  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The full report on the sinkhole incident at Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur in August last year

00:06is expected to be presented to the Cabinet by year-end.

00:10Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Federal Territories, Datuk Sri Dr. Zaliha Mustafa,

00:16said her department had only recently received the report and is currently reviewing its contents.

00:21She was speaking to reporters on Thursday after attending an event at SK Sri Bintang Utara in Cheras

00:28in response to queries regarding the status of the investigation.

00:32The sinkhole swallowed up 48-year-old Indian tourist Vijaya Lechemi, who was walking in the area at the time.

00:40Search operations were called off after nine days due to safety concerns,

00:44especially after a second sinkhole was discovered nearby.

00:47The affected site was fully reopened to the public in December 2024

00:51following the completion of repair and safety works.

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