The Public Works Department (PWD) has passed the buck of the “sinking ground” problems at Bandar Prai Jaya in Penang to the Seberang Prai City Council (MBSP) as the roads in the township are not under the department’s jurisdiction.

A PWD spokesperson in a WhatsApp message to Malaysiakini said that all building structures in the Megamall area were completed about 20 years ago and have been in operation since then. As a result, roads in the area are under the supervision of the MBSP, not PWD.

The spokesperson added that PWD only...