Projects to widen and deepen rivers to get priority for funds


PUTRAJAYA: The Finance Ministry (MoF) has been instructed to give top priority to requests for funds to expedite projects to widen and deepen rivers which were found to have caused floods, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said the MoF could channel any unused allocations to the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) for the purpose.

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