RM2mil needed for riverbank protection works

State Fire and Rescue Department director Nor Hisham Mohammad doing an aerial survey of the flood situation in southern Sarawak. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR

KUCHING: The Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) needs RM2mil to carry out riverbank protection works for flood-hit villages in Batu Kawa here.

SUPP president Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian said four areas, including Kampung Rantau Panjang, had been affected by riverbank erosion during the recent floods.