The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, distributing writing material at the Kampung Baru Sungai Chedong temporary flood relief centre in Maran. (Bernama pic)
MARAN: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, today ordered the government to conduct a detailed study to reduce and address flood risks.
The King said short and long-term solutions, such as flood mitigation projects and efforts to deepen shallow rivers, were necessary because of frequent floods.
“We can think about the cost (to implement the projects to address flood problems) later, but we have to find the cause as floods are always occurring every year and even every month.
“This is also due to the small rivers and drains in towns not being well maintained. All kinds of garbage are thrown arbitrarily, which may be the cause of the flooding,” he said.
“We can think about the cost (to implement the projects to address flood problems) later, but we have to find the cause as floods are always occurring every year and even every month.
“This is also due to the small rivers and drains in towns not being well maintained. All kinds of garbage are thrown arbitrarily, which may be the cause of the flooding,” he said.
The King spoke after visiting and presenting donations to flood victims at the Kampung Baru Sungai Chedong temporary flood relief centre here today.
He was accompanied by the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, and their son, Tengku Panglima Raja Tengku Amir Nasser Ibrahim Shah. Pahang menteri besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail was also present.
Sultan Abdullah also wanted those who were ordered to evacuate immediately to comply with the instruction, apart from always being aware of the safety of their children and other family members.
He called on the flood victims to maintain cleanliness at the relief centres.
The King expressed his appreciation to all federal and state government agencies and NGOs for helping flood victims.
He hoped that assistance would continue to be increased from time to time.
During the visit, the royal couple also presented donations, in the form of cash, food items and personal care products, to flood victims at the Kampung Baru Sungai Chedong and the Dewan Arena YAM Tengku Muda relief centres.
The floods hit Pahang on Wednesday following continuous heavy rain, causing the river water level to overflow in Raub, Jerantut, Maran, Pekan, Bera, Temerloh and Rompin districts.
However, Raub and Jerantut had fully recovered from the floods today.
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