SHAH ALAM: All leave for senior Selangor state government officers, especially department heads of local authorities, has been frozen until Dec 15 to ensure smooth coordination and management of potential flood situations.
State youth, sports and entrepreneurship committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi (pic) said the measure was taken to ensure that any disaster emergency could be addressed promptly and without delay.
"This ensures that in the event of an emergency, they are present to monitor, assist and mobilise the agencies under them when needed.
"That is why we are taking these precautionary steps. If no disaster occurs, they may be allowed to take leave as usual, but for now, year-end leave for the affected officers is frozen," he told reporters after opening the Selangor Entrepreneur Expo (Selbiz) 2025 here on Saturday (Nov 29).
ALSO READ: Floods: Number of evacuees drops nationwide, Selangor sees rise
Also present were Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) Group chief executive officer Datuk Mahmud Abbas and PKNS Entrepreneur Development manager Yuzawati Yusof.
Najwan, who is also state disaster management committee chairman, said that although weather conditions are improving, the state government will keep monitoring the situation.
This includes instructing the relevant state executive council members to visit temporary relief centres to check on and comfort flood victims, he said.
He also reminded flood victims to evacuate to the centres when the instruction is given, and register their names to be eligible for financial assistance from the state government and the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).
Meanwhile, Najwan said that Team Selangor and the Selangor Volunteer Force (SERVE) have been mobilised to carry out cleaning work at flood-hit locations.
He said that currently, the volunteers' role is to clean public facilities and amenities such as mosques, surau and community halls.
"For homes, we need to take into account various government factors.
"Sometimes residents are not comfortable with the involvement of outside volunteers, so we focus their roles and functions on cleaning public facilities first," he said. – Bernama
