Works Ministry To Act Against Individuals Causing Damage To Roads

KOTA KINABALU (Sabah, Malaysia), June 13 (Bernama) -- The Works Ministry will take action against individuals who cause serious damage to roads. Referring to the Penampang-Tambunan road, near here, which collapsed late last month, its minister Fadillah Yusof said he would obtain the views of the ministry's legal adviser and the Attorney-General's Chambers on action that could be taken against those responsible. "If legal action can be taken for the government to seek compensation to repair or rebuild the damaged roads, I will sternly act on this. "This is part of the education process. It's not so much to punish but to teach people to have good practices in life so as not to cause inconvenience or danger to others," he said after a visit to the Penampang-Tambunan road, Thursday. Fadillah said the investigation into the collapsed section of the road would take one month. He did not dismiss the possibility of development activities by individuals or a company that had caused damage to the road. "I wish to warn people, especially those carrying out development to abide by all the relevant laws and regulations. "We have a social responsibility. If we have land, it does not mean we should work the land for development if it's going to adversely affect others," he said. Earlier, Fadillah visited the Pan Borneo road upgrading project and was satisfied with the progress so far. The state of Sabah is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. -- BERNAMA