JERTIH: Terengganu police, together with related security agencies, are on high alert ahead of the northeast monsoon season expected to begin next month.
Terengganu police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin said over 2,000 personnel from the police and other security agencies, including the Fire and Rescue Department, the Civil Defence Force and the Armed Forces, are prepared to be deployed to flood-affected areas to ensure the safety of impacted residents.
“We are always prepared, and I will soon hold a meeting with the rescue agencies to coordinate and update our preparations and equipment,” he told reporters after launching the Kampung Angkat Aman Wanita programme at Taman Persiaran Limbongan yesterday, Bernama reported.
DCP Mohd Khairi said rescue agencies in each district have already conducted in-service training programmes, which include rescue drills.
He said these initiatives aim to enhance the readiness of security teams to respond to floods, allowing them to evacuate victims to designated temporary relief centres quickly.
In a separate development, DCP Mohd Khairi said the area affected by the butane gas pipeline leak in Kerteh, Kemaman, last month, remains closed to the public as the Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) continues to probe the cause of the leak.
“I have also been informed that PETRONAS will carry out repair work on the pipeline.
“Police remain stationed at the site to prevent unauthorised individuals from entering as DOSH is still conducting its investigation,” he said, adding that no foul play has been detected in the incident.
