Johor identifies 120 flood hotspots, local authorities urged to act fast

JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor government has identified 120 hotspots where floods frequently occur throughout the state.

Johor Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said, therefore, all 16 local authorities in the state were asked to resolve the problem in their respective areas in phases over the next few years.

"For example, the Johor Baru City Council aims to solve the flood problem in its 15 hotspots within two years. It has allocated RM15mil for this year and next year.

"Similarly, the Kulai Municipal Council also aims to overcome the flood problem in their hotspot areas within the next three or four years," he said after inspecting the flood mitigation construction works in Precinct 10, Taman Setia Indah on Sunday (May 5).

He also hoped that all 16 local authorities across the state could plan measures to overcome the flood problem in their areas in the long term, ensuring that the matter could be fully overcome.

"We need to think a decade ahead because there are still many development areas being planned," he said, adding that solving problems that only focus on one affected area is ineffective.

Regarding the flood mitigation project in Precinct 10, Mohd Jafni said Johor Baru City Council allocated RM6.5mil to construct a retention wall two metres high and 430m long.

"This location is one of the hotspots where floods have occurred more than 10 times in the last 10 years. This is a long-term solution made by the responsible party," he said. – Bernama