TOTAL losses incurred in natural disasters in Selangor, such as floods in 2023 and 2024, have amounted to RM36.5mil.
The damage was reported on residential properties, vehicles, agriculture, public assets and infrastructure, the Selangor State Assembly was told during the sitting at Bangunan Dewan Negeri Selangor in Shah Alam yesterday.
State disaster management committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi said total losses in Selangor due to floods in 2024 amounted to RM22.6mil, while in 2023 it was RM13.9mil.
The breakdown of losses are for residential properties (RM6.6mil in 2024 compared with RM900,000 in 2023), vehicles (RM300,000 in 2024; RM1.8mil in 2023), agriculture (RM1.9mil in 2024; RM3.3mil in 2023), and public assets and infrastructure (RM13.8mil in 2024; RM8mil in 2023), he said.
He added that the Flood Impact Report 2025 would be published in the first quarter of 2026.
Najwan said the Statistics Department has been tasked with conducting a comprehensive study on the impact of floods in several states, and that the latest report was the Flood Impact Report 2024, published on March 19, 2025.
The department, he said, used loss and damage estimate data from Agriculture and Food Security Ministry, Education Ministry, Plantation and Commodities Ministry, Works Ministry and the Drainage and Irrigation Department.
He added that the Selangor Social Welfare Department was prepared with 1,152 temporary evacuation centres and ensured that guidelines for handling victims with health issues were enforced, while basic disaster supplies were also maintained at adequate levels.
Najwan said this in reply to Rosnizan Ahmad (PN-Morib) who asked about losses during the storms that hit the state since 2023.
In preparation for the northeast monsoon, Najwan said he would be coordinating volunteer assistance.
Other state executive council members with specific responsibilities are Ng Sze Han (industrial area recovery), Datuk Izham Hashim (infrastructure recovery), Datuk Ng Suee Lim (cleaning and local authority matters), Jamaliah Jamaluddin (health), Datuk Rizam Ismail (rural disaster response), Mohammad Fahmi Ngah (telecommunications andmosque or surau-related matters), and Datuk Borhan Aman Shah (temporary evacuation centres).
Meanwhile, Nurul Syazwani Noh (PN-Permatang) called on Selangor to institute financial guarantees to protect homebuyers in the event of delayed and abandoned development projects.
She suggested the state make it a requirement for developers to place deposits and take insurance, among others, to compensate property buyers.
“It is important to provide safety nets for buyers of delayed and abandoned projects, who have to shoulder immense financial stress, as they have to service both rental and loan payment,” she said.
In response, Borhan, who is Selangor housing and culture committee chairman, said the state had limited statutory power under Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 to implement such a measure.
Elaborating, he said the Act only recognised three parties namely the developer, buyer and Housing and Local Government Ministry.
“However, the state government, via local authorities, can play a role by ensuring consistent monitoring to ensure that development projects progress and are completed according to schedule.
“If there are issues, local authorities will issue stop-work orders to allow for consultation and further engagement,” he added.
In a supplementary question, Nurul Syazwani asked for an update on the state’s Rumah Selangorku initiative to build affordable homes.
Borhan said since 2020, 311 projects comprising more than 180,000 units had been approved for construction.
Of the number, he said 104 projects or about 31,000 units had been completed with keys handed over to buyers.
He added that 120,000 units from 139 projects received planning approval and were expected to start construction soon with 68 projects, comprising about 32,000 units, under construction.
Borhan also said that of the 68 developments, five (943 units), have been deemed sick projects.
Factors identified for this issue include cash flow problems by developers, internal dispute with contractors and landowners, as well as change in development layouts.
