GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) had advised the consultant for the development project linked to Sunday's fatal landslide to take slope safety precautions following a site visit in August.

Mayor Datuk A. Rajendran said the council had followed up with a letter outlining the measures required at the site.

"We advised the consultant in August after a site visit and followed up with a letter on the measures that need to be taken at the site.

"They have put in place whatever measures required of them," he said when contacted.