SHAH ALAM: Selangor has identified Kampung Melayu Subang, Kampung Kubu Gajah and Puncak Alam as priority areas for flood mitigation works.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the three areas experienced more serious flooding, particularly during the early stages of the Northeast Monsoon and monsoon transition periods.
The state has allocated RM36.45 million for 47 flood mitigation projects under its 2027 Budget.
He said the state government would review the locations earmarked for the projects based on current needs and ensure efforts to reduce flood risks continued.
“We will review them because this is an ongoing effort, and the three main areas are Kampung Melayu Subang, Kampung Kubu Gajah and Puncak Alam.
“These are three areas that experience serious flooding during the early stages of the monsoon or during the monsoon transition,” he told reporters after officiating an education carnival.
Also present were Education Ministry Daily School Management Division director Mohd Hanafi Samad and Selangor Education Department director Datin Wan Nor Ashikin Abu Kassim.
Amirudin said Kuala Selangor also faced flooding, but problems in some areas, such as Parit Mahang, involved stagnant flooding and required specific attention as a longer-term issue.
He said the state government would seek to implement the projects as soon as possible and assess the effectiveness of flood mitigation measures in areas that had frequently been affected.
He said conditions had improved in several areas, including Dengkil and Kuala Langat, following mitigation efforts.
“These efforts will focus on 56 identified flood hotspots.
“Between 2016 and 2017, we had nearly 200 flood hotspots, but the number has since declined through the measures implemented, with several areas successfully addressed,” he said.