Repair works on a large 10-metre sinkhole in Taman Sri Nibong in Bayan Lepas are now underway, said state exco Zairil Khir Johari today. The infrastructure committee chairman said in a statement that initial checks by the Public Works Department (JKR) found that there is still soil erosion in the hole and water spilling over.

A 3m-deep sinkhole has appeared in a residential area in Bayan Lepas. The sinkhole, a few feet wide and filled with water, formed along Lebuh Bukit Kecil 3. It was discovered when a school bus drove over it,

Penang infrastructure committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari says it will take Indah Water Konsortium one week to fix the sinkhole.