This pledge came from the developer of Taman Cemerlang, Indra Ehsan Sdn.Bhd, after several residents complained to The Malay Mail on the poor workmanship developer.

They claimed that when-ever there is a downpour, they worry about land-slide. The developer's spokes-man said they have informed their structural engineers.

"The on-going rainy spell, coupled with clogging of the weep (drainage) holes on the wall resulted in a build-up of water pressure at the back of the wall," said the spokesman.

"These factors caused the wall to collapse. "We have stabilised the exposed slopes with plastic sheets and ensured that run-off is drained from the area. The affected slopes are monitored daily."

A resident, Ilyas Mohamed ,complained that the problem started when a double-storey development started two years ago. "Each time there is a downpour, there would be a landslide and our retaining wall would collapse. As such incidents have been recurring, we are convinced that the matter should not be taken for granted," said Ilyas.

He said the drain built in their compound serves no purpose. Ilyas said that despite numerous complains to the developer and the Selayang Municipal Council, nothing had been done to rectify the matter.

Another resident who preferred to remain anonymous said that he did not know whether the local council was aware of the problem but hoped action would be taken to strengthen the foundation immediately.

When The Malay Mail visited the site on April 2 a major portion of the retaining wall had already given way when more of the top soil was washed away by heavy rain.

However, contractors were seen rebuilding the damaged retaining wall.

Beside rebuilding the wall, the developer's spokesman said they will also undertake to clear the area of all debris and rein-state the boundary walls of the affected lots.