Selangor government’s inventory of infrastructure assets with untraceable or unclear ownership is ongoing and expected to be completed by next year at the latest.
“It took us more than a year to carry out the inventory on drains which ownership could not be traced.
“We are now continuing the exercise for roads, bridges and reservoirs, and expect to complete it by this year, if not next year,” said state infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Datuk Izham Hashim.
“It will be a detailed inventory, including coordinates and length of each asset.
“The most challenging is for reservoirs, as this is a key component for flood management.”
Of the estimated 650 reservoirs in Selangor, he said over 100 were under the Drainage and Irrigation Department’s purview while 200 to 300 were categorised as “infrastruktur tidak bertuan”.
The rest are managed by local authorities.
“Infrastruktur tidak bertuan” are infrastructure such as drains and roads that do not fall under any government agency or local authority’s purview,” said Izham.
The problem, he said, was due to issues including a lack of site handover or problems with the developer, such as bankruptcy.
He said the takeover of the infrastructure with unclear ownership would be difficult as it involved land acquisition.
Izham also said the Federal Government, through Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry, handed over six completed projects valued at RM83.46mil to Selangor government on Tuesday.
He said the package comprised three coastal erosion management initiatives, one coastal conservation effort and two river flood mitigation projects.
The three coastal erosion management projects, totalling RM9.26mil, are to manage erosion and strengthen embankments at Sungai Haji Dorani and Pantai Batu 23 in Sabak Bernam, as well as Kampung Sungai Janggut and Kampung Tok Adam in Kuala Selangor.
The RM60.5mil Pantai Morib coastal conservation costing effort is expected to benefit more than 3,000 residents.
The flood mitigation projects comprise RM4.3mil for riverbank strengthening works at Sungai Penchala, near Jalan 51A/219 in Petaling Jaya, and RM9.4mil for the upgrading of Sungai Kemensah and related works such as enhancing river flow capacity.
“These federal projects complement state efforts to maintain and repair Selangor’s coast,” said Izham.
“The state government allocates RM400mil to RM500mil yearly to maintain and upgrade Selangor’s coastline.
“Of the 300km-long coast along Selangor’s mainland, about two-thirds are covered by bunds as protection against coastal waves.”
He added that Selangor would focus on using nature-based solutions for coastal management efforts, such as the stone fibre mesh method in Pantai Kelanang, Banting, as these were innovative, highly effective and cost-efficient technologies.
Izham was speaking after the launch of a workshop to review Selangor’s Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Plan (2022-2030) organised by Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS) in Shah Alam yesterday.
Also present were LUAS senior assistant director (River Basin and Coastal Management Division) Haslina Amer and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) senior researcher Muhammad Izuan Nadzri.
LUAS is collaborating with UMT to develop Selangor’s coastline under the Blue Carbon Economy approach.
The ICM plan guides sustainable development planning in Selangor, ensuring land matters, planning permissions, earthworks approvals and related business licences are in accordance with its provisions.
It focuses on six main areas – water pollution, habitat destruction, solid waste, health, overexploitation of natural resources, and erosion and sedimentation.
The workshop aimed to review and update the ICM plan to reflect current developments in Selangor and enhance strategies for sustainable coastal management.
