Selangor to claim retention ponds

A drone shot of Sungai Langat taken by MPKj councillor Balamurali Govindaraju showing the muddied and flattened vegetation on both sides of the banks after the heavy rains on Saturday.

SELANGOR will build new retention ponds and take over ownership of existing ones as part of its flood mitigation plans.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari announced that instructions would be given to have all existing retention ponds returned to the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID).