BALING: Work together and act swiftly in addressing landslides in Teloi Forest Reserve.
This is the message from Dewan Rakyat Senator Abd Nasir Idris to relevant authorities following the debris surge and flood that ravaged Kampung Teluk Rambong in Tanjung Pari here.
Nasir, who is also a former Bayu assemblyman said quick action to stabilise the collapsed slopes is imperative as there is a risk for a similar incident on Sept 30 to recur, due to current heavy rainfall in the area.
"The possibility for the incident to recur in this area is high. Thankfully, the recent incident did not involve casualties.
"However, if we fail to carry out studies and learn lessons from what happened here, we are worried that the thing that we fear the most (involving casualties) will happen. That is our concern," he said after visiting a house belonging to villager Mohd Naim Asri Baharom, 46, that was destroyed by the surging floods.
To mitigate the risks, Nasir called on the relevant authorities to get their act together and move swiftly, before another major disaster hit the village.
"Hence, I wish to call on the relevant government agencies involved in managing flood disasters, including the Drainage and Irrigation Department and the state Forestry Department to sit together and discuss," he said.
It was reported that Kampung Teluk Rambong was hit by the first debris surge and flood on Sept 30, destroying three bridges and forcing several families to be evacuated to a nearby temporary flood relief centre.
in Teloi Forest Reserve located above Bukit Lata Putih following the worst flood in the village's history.
Kampung Teluk Rambong is located in the foothills of Bukit Lata Putih, and the water surge is believed to have originated from the hill.
The villagers claimed that logging used to be carried out in the Teloi Forest Reserve, which is located in neighbouring Sik district, some 15 years ago.
that there was logging in Bukit Lata Putih.
Its director, Muhamad Abdullah, said the land was privately owned and not part of the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve.