Deepened canals among flood mitigation efforts

A couple wading through knee-deep flood water while carrying their daughter at Kampung Sungai Rambai near Teluk Intan. — filepic

VARIOUS efforts have been taken by the Perak government to overcome the frequent flooding in rural areas surrounding Changkat Jong and Teluk Intan.

State Public Utilities, Infrastructure, Energy and Water Committee chairman Datuk Zainol Fadzi Paharudin (BN-Sungai Manik) said the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) using allocations from the state government had upgraded a 4km-long bund and deepened canals a total length of 20km along Sungai Bidor.