Tackling decades-old flood woes


In progress: Part of the flood mitigation project being carried out in front of SMK Abdullah Munshi in Jalan P. Ramlee, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

RESIDENTS in George Town, Penang, know that when it rains heavily in the city, the first place to expect a flood is the Jalan P.Ramlee area.

But this decades-old problem will soon be substantially reduced as the state is widening most of the drains there by over twofold and raising the road by 50cm.

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