RM316mil allocated for Sarawak coastal erosion, flood mitigation efforts, says Fadillah

MIRI: Implementing the Sarawak coastal erosion and flood mitigation project, which has been approved with an allocation of RM316 million, will protect 45,000 coastal residents from flooding and coastal erosion, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

He said the project would also cover 6,000 hectares of agricultural land and 300 hectares of industrial areas.