THE PENANG government will have a heavier budget of RM909.82mil for next year with focus on high-impact flood mitigation projects.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state would allocate RM96.13mil to state Drainage and Irrigation Department for river deepening and repair, irrigation and agricultural drainage, flood mitigation, development of beaches, river corridors and environmentally friendly drainage and reservoir ponds.
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