Villages get flood mitigation master plan
File photo shows stagnant water at a low-lying area in Kampung Usahajaya, Sentosa, Salim after a heavy downpour last month.
SIBU: A flood mitigation master plan costing RM2.14 million will reduce flooding in three villages here by between 80 and 90 per cent.
Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) deputy chairman Datuk Andrew Wong said the master plan involved projects at Kampung Bahagia Jaya, Teku (RM700,000); Kampung Jeriah, Oya Road (RM920,000) and Kampung Sentosa, Salim (RM520,000).
“Although flash floods will still happen in certain areas (low-lying) on and off, as water cannot flow out fast enough, the occurrence nevertheless will be reduced tremendously. The funding for the project comes from the state government,” he told The Borneo Post yesterday.
“The proposed construction and completion of a twin culvert at Teku Road; proposed construction and completion of culvert at Ulu Oya Road; proposed construction and completion of RC (reinforced concrete) culvert at Kampung Jeriah Road; proposed construction and completion of HDPE (high density polyethylene pipe) culverts and earth drain at
Kampung Jeriah and proposed construction and completion of HDPE culverts and earth drain at Kampung Sentosa have been tendered out.”
Wong said the Sibu Municipal Council has a separate master plan to resolve the water ponding problems at the Pahlawan commercial centre bus terminal.
“The project costing RM1.3 million is mainly concentrated along the back portion, beside Everwin Supermarket. This is purely for the bus terminal.
“I would not call this flooding but water ponding, where the stagnant water is on the road surface. So, we are redoing all the culverts and drainage besides raising the level of the road to prevent water ponding from happening,” he explained.
Wong said a culvert would be laid at the Merdeka Road/Oya Road Roundabout where water ponding is a problem.
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/10/28/villages-get-flood-mitigation-master-plan/#ixzz3ppw9FVoC
My comments:
I hope everybody helps to take note of the funds allocation and time-frame to complete the project.
This is an important record to refer to every now and then.
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