KOTA BARU: The government has allocated RM1.5bil for the construction of a security wall along the Malaysia-Thailand border in Kelantan.
Kelantan police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said this was communicated by the National Security Council (NSC) recently. The wall will be built from the Tumpat-Tanah Merah stretch along the border.
“Recently, the Chief Secretary to the Government (Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar) visited the border along with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage.
“The project was discussed with the Chief Secretary and the NSC. It is now in the quotation and tender process,” he told a press conference at the Kelantan police headquarters yesterday, Bernama reported.
Comm Mohd Yusoff said the security wall will serve a dual purpose of curbing cross-border crime and acting as a flood barrier.
This follows a Bernama report in which residents of Rantau Panjang expressed that the “two-in-one” wall is necessary to prevent security breaches along the border and also contain the Sungai Golok overflow during the monsoon season, which threatens homes and businesses annually.
On Oct 13, Comm Mohd Yusoff was reported as saying that the construction of the security wall along Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, is no longer just an option but crucial to curb smuggling and safeguard national sovereignty along the Kelantan-Thailand border.
