Keeping George Town floods in check

Construction of the box culvert drain in progress at the open space beside Hilir Sungai Pinang in George Town, Penang.

A WATER retention pond will be built as part of a RM1.85mil project on an open space beside Hilir Sungai Pinang in George Town, Penang, to overcome flooding in the area.

Work on the project on a 0.8ha plot started on March 15 and is slated to be completed in March next year, said state Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow.