By Dharmender Singh

SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA: Most residents affected by the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide tragedy are expected to be allowed to return to their homes.

However, some would have to abandon their homes as they have been declared unsafe.

A three-page report of the tragedy containing these recommendations was handed to Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim at about 12.45pm yesterday.

Khalid said that he had not had the time to read the report in full and could not make further statements on its contents.He said he had directed Gombak District officer Huzaini Samsi and Ampang Jaya Municipal Council president Abdul Hamid Hussain to study the report and visit the areas where houses were to be abandoned.

"The state government will then discuss the report from the council chief and district officer to see what help we can offer to the residents who will move back and also those who will have to shift out.

"There are also a few areas listed in the report where we will need to conduct some work to ensure future safety," he said yesterday.

Khalid said he would visit the site on Sunday to announce the houses that need to be vacated and the help that the state government would offer.

Some 3,000 Bukit Antarabangsa residents who had to evacuate their homes after the landslide have been waiting anxiously for the report.

The affected residents are from Impian Selatan Condominium, Taman Bukti Jaya, Taman Bukti Mewah and Taman Wangsa Ukay.

It is learnt that police at Bukit Antarabangsa handed the summary of the report to Huzaini as he was the state government representative on site.

He then took the report to the state secretariat building and handed it to Khalid. It is also learnt that the report by the Public Works Department, Malaysian Public Works Institute and Geological Department did not contain full details of findings such as the cause of the landslide, the soil composition, data of rainfall in the area on the day of the tragedy and the current status of the surrounding slopes.

It did, however, list the affected homes in several categories like stable, low risk, high risk and unsafe for occupation.

State tourism, consumer affairs and environment chairman Elizabeth Wong said the report only listed houses that had to be abandoned while for those that could be occupied it only stated when the residents could move in.

The dates for residents to move in are important as some of the areas require work to stabilise surrounding land or slopes before the homes can be occupied, she said.