DBKL implements 14 interim measures to tackle flash floods in the city, says mayor
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Kuala Lumpur City Hall is implementing 14 interim measures at a cost of about RM10 million under the Flash Flood Mitigation Action Plan 2022 from this month to tackle the issue of flash floods in the capital.
“We have also appointed a consultant team to study the whole drainage system in Kuala Lumpur and the causes for the frequent flash floods this will take 12 months,” he told a special media conference here today. Other measures, he explained, included upgrading the scupper drains to ensure a proper sloping for water to naturally flow and placing machinery and DBKL workers at strategic flood locations to facilitate the mobilisation of machinery, such as tow trucks, mobile water pump lorries and high-powered water pumps during floodings.
Apart from that, he said DBKL would also ensure private-owned On-Site Detention tanks functioned properly as well as appoint contractors to make sure rivers and waterways are not obstructed by garbage, tree roots and wild plants.
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