KAMPUNG Melayu Subang will undergo interim flood mitigation works, while awaiting the larger Sungai Buloh and Sungai Damansara Flood Mitigation Plan (RTB) that may take four to five years to complete.
Selangor infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Datuk Izham Hashim said the RTB was still at an early stage as it involved design work, land acquisition and physical construction.
“This project has just been implemented and we have only recently secured the budget.
“The design is still in its early stages,” he said.
“Implementing the RM700mil RTB takes time because there are processes that must be completed before physical work can begin,” he added.
Izham said the state would therefore carry out immediate measures such as raising bunds and installing pumps in high-risk areas.
In Kampung Melayu Subang, low-lying stretches of the Sungai Pelempas bund will be raised by between 0.5m and one metre to reduce repeated flooding.
“I have seen and reviewed the report for Kampung Melayu Subang.
“The water overflows the riverbanks, so we need to raise the bund in certain sections,” he said after the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Selangor Water Management Board (LUAS) headquarters in Section 33, Shah Alam.
The state will seek approval from the Selangor State Executive Council for an allocation under RM1mil, so that works can begin as soon as possible.
The measure follows flooding in several parts of Subang and Sungai Buloh on Monday and yesterday, including Jalan Jati, Kampung Melayu Subang and Kampung Kubu Gajah, where water levels reached between 0.3m and 0.6m.
Izham said longer-term flood mitigation along Sungai Pelempas could impact homes built within the river reserve.
As such, enforcement action along a several-hundred-metre stretch of the riverbank was approved last week, though he said the exact number of affected households would only be confirmed once final project designs were completed.
“Some houses in Kampung Melayu Subang sit too close to the river,” said Izham.
He said the state intended to minimise relocations wherever possible during the execution of permanent works.
“Meanwhile, the river can no longer accommodate the water, causing it to overflow onto the banks.
“So we need to raise the bund or build a flood wall,” he added.
Izham said the state had also allocated RM70mil for 255 “quick-win” flood mitigation projects across Selangor.
“These projects include the installation of pumps, cleaning of drains and ditches, and repairs to collapsed riverbanks,” he said.
Separately, Selangor state secretary Datuk Dr Ahmad Fadzli Ahmad Tajuddin, who officiated the groundbreaking ceremony, said LUAS would build a four-storey headquarters costing RM65mil in Section 33.
Also present at the ceremony was Selangor public health and environment committee chairman Jamaliah Jamaluddin.
