IPOH: The recent flash floods in Perak were primarily due to the exceptionally heavy or extraordinary rainfall, said state Department of Drainage and Irrigation director Ahmad Shahrir Md Naziri.
He said the department found that some flood incidents were due to rainfall that was over 50 ARI , which is an exceptionally high reading for small rivers.
"So, we have implemented various methods to address this matter. For your information, we carried out flood preparedness programmes earlier which ran smoothly but it was somewhat surprising because floods occurred while the construction process was still underway,” he said at a media conference, here, today.
Earlier, Ahmad Shahrir attended the state-level World Rivers Day celebration and the launching of Friends of Kinta River Basin by the state Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transportation Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. Meanwhile, Mohammad Nizar said that the Friends was established last year and currently has 40 members from 17 community groups or local organisations in the vicinity of the Kinta River catchment area.
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