RM200 Million Needed For Sg Muar Flood Mitigation Project

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SEGAMAT, Implementation of the first phase of the Sungai Muar flood mitigation project to address flood problems in Segamat, which will be carried out under the 10th Malaysia Plan, requires an allocation of RM200 million, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas said.He said the amount did not include RM11 million which had been spent for a study carried out on the proposed project by a consultant appointed by the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID).
He said the components involved in the proposed flood mitigation project would include building of a retention pond and a 1.5 km channel to divert water from Sungai Segamat to Sungai Genuang."If the federal government approves the fund, we will start the project under the 10th Malaysia Plan to overcome flood problems in Segamat town and the surrounding areas which have been badly affected by the floods in 2006," he told a press conference after being briefed on the proposed project by DID Flood Mitigation Director Zainorrahim Rahim here Friday.
He said DID was also conducting studies on a similar project to overcome flood problems at Sungai Batu Pahat, Mersing, Sungai Johor, Sungai Kluang and the Iskandar Development Region.

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