KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu and Kelantan are bracing for the upcoming monsoon and flood season with various preparations already implemented, including several flood mitigation projects in flood-prone areas and distribution of emergency supplies.
Terengganu Drainage and Irrigation Department director Mat Hussin Ghani said among the flood mitigation projects set to be completed this year were improving the drainage of Sungai Kerak Marang, improving water flow at the Batu Buruk public park in Kuala Terengganu and constructing a better water flow system for Kampung Chalok in Setiu.
“The department conducts maintenance work on the main drains in the state every year but it will be in vain if the people fail to clear the drains at their homes regularly,” he said yesterday.
“We discovered that some homes in flood-prone areas have clogged drains due to uncut weeds as well as rubbish.”
Mat Hussin said the flood problems in the state were a yearly affair and the department took proactive measures to implement mitigation.
“We expect the projects to be implemented next year and 2013, pending approval from the ministry,” he said.
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