KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 141 flood mitigation projects nationwide have been approved under Rolling Plan 1 of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) to reduce flood risks.
Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said his ministry had taken note that there were implementation challenges at the ground level, including detailed technical studies, designs based on targeted levels of protection, land acquisition processes as well as relocation of existing utilities.
“These factors affect the project completion timeline and may cause delays,” Bernama reported him as saying when winding up the debate on the Supply Bill 2026 in Dewan Negara.
In other developments, he said a total of six water supply projects worth RM1.27bil had been approved under Rolling Plan 1 of the 13MP.
Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii, during the winding-up session for the ministry, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) was upgrading its radar observation network at three places, namely Kuching, Sarawak; Kota Kinabalu, Sabah; and Subang, Selangor; to support monitoring and issuance of weather warnings.
He said various dissemination platforms had been implemented to enhance service delivery systems, in line with current technological developments.
“Additionally, MetMalaysia has upgraded 23 tsunami sirens and will upgrade 30 tsunami sirens under the 13MP,” he said.
On the National Groundwater Resource Mapping and Development Project (PABT), which began in Kedah as a pilot project for the 2021-2025 period at a cost of RM16mil, Huang said the Minerals and Geoscience Department was carrying out systematic aquifer mapping across the state.
