Azlan Othman
There has been a significant increase in cases of public complaints related to development and construction activities received by Authority on Building Control and Construction Industry (ABCi), with statistics showing a 216-per-cent rise between 2021 and 2022, or an increase from 249 to 539 cases.
Complaints include a range of issues relating to landslides incidents, collapsed retaining walls, blocked drains or drainage and damage to access roads.
The increase is enough to trigger a strict approach requiring not only efforts from the authorities but should have been addressed and coordinated by the responsible parties.
This was highlighted during a dialogue between ABCi with qualified persons as a continuation of the annual Authority on Building Control and Construction Industry awareness programme series at the Indera Pahlawan Hall of the Ministry of Development Training Centre on Tuesday.
More details on Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin
