Kerian floods: RM800,000 allocation urgently needed to repair bund
BAGAN SERAI, Aug 21 — A special RM800,000 allocation is urgently needed to repair a bund at the flood mitigation project near Sungai Sama Gagah, Kerian, which was damaged following the floods that hit the area yesterday.
“As a stop-gap remedy, we have carried out pilling work to stop water from overflowing continuously,” he said at a press conference after visiting the affected area and the temporary relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Alor Pongsu, today. Meanwhile, PLUS Malaysia Berhad , in a tweet, said that the Alor Pongsu lay-bys along the North-South Expressway, in both directions, are still closed to all vehicles, due to the floods.
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