Brought down: A view of the fallen backyard wall and awning of the house.
Penang MCA: Guan Eng must explain cause of incident in house near construction site
GEORGE TOWN: Penang MCA is seeking an explanation from Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on the collapse of a perimeter wall and an awning of a house in Jalan Bagan Baru 1, Butterworth.
Its organising secretary Dr Tan Chuan Hong said the house owner believed the collapse could be due to nearby construction carried out by Penang Development Corpora-tion (PDC), of which Lim is the chairman.
The area is also under the Bagan parliamentary seat which Lim is the MP.
Dr Tan said the house owner had earlier complained to PDC after seeing cracks on the wall at his backyard about one year ago.
He said PDC was carrying out piling works then for its two affordable housing projects.
“Luckily, nobody was hurt in the incident but the authorities came forward only after the wall fell,” he said when contacted yesterday.
“That is against their ‘competency, accountability and transparency’ policy.”
Dr Tan urged the state to conduct a safety review on the projects.
When contacted, Sungai Puyu assemblyman Phee Boon Poh said the awning and wall collapsed due to soil movement during the construction of a drain at the projects.
He said that after being told of the incident, he went for a site inspection with Seberang Prai Municipal Council president Rozali Mohamud, representatives from PDC and the contractor.
“I told the house owner that the state would take full responsibility.He will be fully compensated and repairs will be done soon.”
He added that the council issued a stop-work order for the drain construction pending investigation.
“Our geo-technical expert will do a soil test while PDC and council safety officers will investigate the incident,” he said.
Source: The Star by Crystal Chiam Shiying
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