Anti-flood plan to finally start

Yew (third left), Batu Lanchang assemblyman Ong Ah Teong (second left) with other officers looking at the drain in Lorong Hijau Lima during the site visit to solve flood problems in the area. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

PHYSICAL works of the RM150mil Sungai Pinang Flood Mitigation Project will start in the middle of next year upon completion of the consultancy work, said Penang local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.

He said the consultancy work, scheduled for completion early next year, involved the alignment of the entire project.