Cause for concern: An aerial view of the Paya Terubong paired roads project in Jalan Bukit Kukus, where a major landslide in 2018 killed nine. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: A tighter grip on development projects at hilly areas has helped local authorities ensure fewer mishaps since the slew of landslides in Penang a few years ago.
State infrastructure committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said that from 2017 to November this year, a total of 204 earthwork monitoring operations have been carried out by the Ops Lumpur task force to monitor all approved earthwork activities.
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