MBJB adds more water pumps to tackle flash floods
25 Sep 2022 10:43pm
Onn Hafiz Ghazi - Bernama Photo
Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said among the works that MBJB is currently, and will be, carrying out include adding two pump units with a capacity of 25 kilowatts per hour (kWh) each in three other locations of Surau Tambatan, Restoran Malay Village and Jalan Kampung Mohd Amin.
"In addition, the cleaning of litter on the 'trash screen' and waste deposits at the bottom of the Chat River as well as the construction of a 'weir' (a barrage across the river) in the upstream area.
"I have visited several places in (areas of) Johor Bahru and Iskandar Puteri that were hit by (flash) floods today and have asked the local authorities to find the best solution in all the focus areas to prepare for the onslaught of the flood season," he wrote in a post on Facebook today.
Onn Hafiz said the Department of Irrigation and Drainage would also widen and deepen the Gelang Patah River as well as widen Sungai Senapang and build a flood-retaining wall in Kampung Muafakat.
Meanwhile, the District Disaster Management Committee said two temporary evacuation centres in the Johor Bahru district had been closed as of 8 pm today.
"However, four centres are still open, two each in Pontian and Batu Pahat, housing 193 victims,” it said. - BERNAMA
