Johor govt sets up special committee to study flood prevention in JB

Johor state housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor (in white) together with Johor works, transportation, and infrastructure committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh (in black) during the roundtable discussion between the Felda Bukit Permai villagers and Ranhill SAJ Sdn Bhd at Dewan Kampung Murni Jaya, Kulai.

KULAI: The Johor government has set up a technical committee under the Greater Johor Baru agenda to study future flood retention development that will ensure all current and future projects are sustainable.

Johor state housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said that this was based on the recent flood incident in Johor Baru, which recorded an extreme rainfall value of more than 60mm.