Abdul Hamid (second from left) during a site visit to check the drainage in Bandar Bukit Raja, Klang. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star
A TOTAL of RM27.5mil is being allocated by Klang Royal City Council (MBDK) to address recurring floods, says mayor Datuk Abd Hamid Hussain.
He said the funds would be used for 18 high-priority drainage upgrade projects across the city.
“These include Taman Desa Indah in Jalan Kota Raja, drainage upgrade to manage surface runoff at Jalan Tengku Kelana as well as Jalan Dato Yusof Shahbudin 2, Taman Sentosa.”
Abd Hamid said the flood mitigation works was estimated to cost RM5mil in Jalan Kota Raja and RM4.4mil at Jalan Dato Yusof Shahbudin 2, while the drainage upgrade at Jalan Tengku Kelana would cost an estimated RM3.2mil.
He said MBDK would finance these projects using the Improvement Service Fund (ISF), a special trust fund designated for such works.
As of September 2025, the ISF trust fund holds an estimated RM35mil.
“We have opted to use the ISF funds as a strategic, proactive long-term investment that involves infrastructure projects.”
The ISF is a financial account requiring developers of housing, commercial and infrastructure projects to pay a fee to offset the impact on the local area, allowing the council to utilise the fund to improve basic amenities like roads and drainage.
MBDK Corporate Communications Department director Norfiza Mahfiz said the ISF fee was imposed on developers under Section 132 of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 (Act 133).
“The ISF is used to activate swift action without using ratepayers’ money.
“Administrators of the fund are known as the Trust Account Committee and its members are made up of the mayor who is the chairman, the deputy mayor, director of the council’s Treasury, as well as the Legal Department and Engineering Department directors.
“All committee members are accountable and the cash flow is managed under the Trust Account Treasury regulations,” she said.
Separately, Abd Hamid said the ISF fund would also be used for the construction of a slip road for light vehicles under the Grand Sepadu Highway Bridge in Bandar Sultan Suleiman, Port Klang, at an estimated cost of RM480,000.
