KUANTAN: The Pahang government has formulated a short-term plan to reduce the risk of floods, which includes, among other things, river conservation works and upgrading flood retention ponds in each district, says Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail.
He added the state Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) received an allocation of RM20.36mil from the Federal Government for preserving the river, involving 158 projects at RM16.54mil, upgrading flood reservoirs (36 projects at RM1.9mil), and the balance for the upgrade work of two dams.
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