Pontian river to be cleaned and deepened to avoid flash floods

A flash flood hit several areas in Kulai following heavy rain on Saturday.

JOHOR BARU: The local authority (PBT) and the Drainage and Irrigation Department (JPS) will be taking proactive measures to resolve the flash floods issue in the Kulai area here.

Johor Health, Environment, Educational and Information committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said that following the floods that affected some residential areas in Bukit Batu on Saturday, the authorities would introduce some measures to prevent the problem from reoccurring.