Minister in the prime minister’s department (special functions) Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad said the allocation was from the national disaster relief trust fund (KWABBN) managed by the national disaster management agency (Nadma).

The allocation will be used to make an entrance route, provide a machinery platform and install sheet piles along a 200m stretch to prevent damage to properties of residents living near the river, he said.

“These works need to be implemented to improve the water flow and (strengthen) river banks to reduce the risk of soil movement on residential unit lots in the adjacent area.

“These evaluation studies and action are jointly coordinated by the Ampang Jaya municipal council (MPAJ), mineral and geoscience department of Malaysia (JMG) and the slope engineering branch of the public works department,” he said in a statement today.

On Sept 17, a landslide, believed caused by underground water movements, affected 27 houses in Jalan Kemensah Heights near here.