RM1.4bil for fixing flood-hit critical infrastructure

JELEBU, 11 Jan -- Menteri Kanan Kerja Raya Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (tengah) melihat pelan pembinaan jambatan bersama jurutera Jabatan Kerja Raya ketika melawat lokasi jambatan Kampung Bemban yang runtuh ketika banjir pada 18 Disember lalu. --fotoBERNAMA (2022) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA.

JELEBU: A total of RM1.4bil has been allocated for repairing critical infrastructure such as roads, bridges and slopes at 987 locations affected by recent floods, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

This involves slope failure at 449 locations, floods (443), flash floods (62), collapsed roads (23), sinkholes (five) and damaged or collapsed bridges (five).