Govt to study Sarawak’s flood mitigation

KUCHING: The Federal Govern­ment will look into adopting Sarawak’s flood management practices in other states.

Citing the state’s disaster management committee as the best in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said other states could learn from Sarawak’s long-term approach to flood mitigation, including building dams and a barrage to regulate river flow.