Physical work on project to start next year

The Sungai Pinang project is aimed at reducing floods in the inner city.

PHYSICAL work on the Sungai Pinang flood mitigation project in Penang will begin early next year.

State local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the Federal Government project included the deepening and widening of the river, building a flood wall and several pedestrian crossings plus bridge upgrades.