NABAWAN: Several landslides due to heavy downpour cut off roads recently from Kampung Sabinait to Pensiangan town and Salinatan.
District Officer Peter Jiton said the district Public Works Department (JKR) sent two machines (backhoe) to the scene and maintenance work began on Thursday.
“In order to speed up the work, JKR sent another excavator” he said when contacted by Daily Express after he, Pagalungan sub-district Assistant Officer Francis Stephen and JKR staff conducted a survey at several landslide locations on Thursday.
However, maintenance work was not going smoothly due to unpredictable weather conditions.
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“To amplify the situation, the District Natural Disaster Management Committee held a meeting in preparation for any possible natural disaster,” he added.
Last Tuesday, the landslide and cut off roads on Jalan Sabinait to Pensiangan and Salinatan went viral on social media.
Nabawan Assemblyman Datuk Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin hopes the affected areas can be maintained by the relevant departments and agencies soon to enable residents in the area to carry out their daily activities.
He said, the road needs to be maintained immediately because apart from residents in the area plying it, it is also the main route for Pensiangan Clinic staff and teachers working at K9 Pensiangan, SK Pensiangan, SK Salinatan, SK Sibangali and SK Saliliran.