In a press conference at the City Hall today, MBPP mayor Yew Tung Seang said the owner had been ordered to submit the plans for repair through a registered engineer in a month’s time.

He said the instructions, which included a stop-work order, were issued to the owner yesterday along with a requirement to cordon off the area hit by the landslide.

Yew said the order was issued according to Section 70A of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 for starting earthworks without permission.

He said the council has also lodged a police report calling for a criminal investigation.

The landslide at Batu Ferringhi saw four Myanmar workers buried alive after the lower portion of the slope gave way.

MBPP later said that the works had not been given permission by the council beforehand.

The Public Works Department said a concessionaire would repair the 50m Malaysian Federal Route 6 or FT 6 with sheet piling to strengthen the slope.

FT 6 starts at the Udini Roundabout in Gelugor and ends at the Titi Kerawang waterfall in Teluk Bahang. Jalan Batu Ferringhi takes up approximately 15km of the 62.3km route.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow previously said the landowner had taken it upon himself to repair an eroded slope by building a retaining wall, but failed in the process, likely due to lack of technical study or supervision.

Chow has since ordered an urgent audit of the entire Jalan Batu Ferringhi stretch.