GEORGE TOWN: The special state committee investigating the Bukit Kukus landslide in October will table its findings to the Penang government on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said he was informed by committee chairman, Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman, that they had completed the report recently.
“As such, we have asked that they table their report to the state government during this Wednesday’s state executive council meeting, before we decide on the next course of action,” he told reporters.
Chow said he also hoped that the temporary stop-work order issued against the project soon after the incident which killed nine workers, would be lifted should the committee recommend it.
He said the Penang Island City Council would also be directed to take all necessary measures before the road project resumes.
“We hope the stop-work order can be lifted and the project can resume by taking into account the recommendations made to prevent any untoward incident in future,” he added.
Nine site workers were killed and four others injured in the landslide at the Bukit Kukus paired roads project site on Oct 19 last year.
After five days, the search and rescue (SAR) operation was officially called off.
The project is currently under stop-work order by the Department of Occupational Safety and Heath (DOSH) and the city council.
Police, DOSH, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and the special committee are conducting separate investigations into the mishap.
