The Minerals and Geoscience Department has identified a total of 221 critical slopes that need attention, especially when the monsoon season starts.

Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the Batang Kali landslide, which claimed 31 lives in December last year, could have been avoided if all parties took the development of an area seriously by ensuring that the site involved was stable, safe, and not at risk of geological disasters such as landslides.

“In addition...