RESIDENTS in the flood-prone housing area in Taman Bunga Raya and its vicinity can look forward to having their long-standing issue resolved once the flood mitigation project there is completed.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, who visited the housing area under the Sungai Puyu state constituency, was made to understand that the floods have been a perennial problem there.
He said the two phases of the flood mitigation project would help to tackle the problem facing the residents in the low-lying area.
“For phase one, the RM1.176 million project is expected to be completed on Jan 13 next year. The ongoing works started on Jan 14 this year and are now progressing well.
“Some of the works involved the upgrading of drainage system in the housing area, installation of a box culvert, and the construction of a new pump house.
“During a meeting last month, the local council Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) had proposed the phase two flood mitigation project to be carried out.
“An allocation of RM3 million has since been approved for the project.
“The tender for the implementation of phase two flood mitigation project will be called in March next year once everything is finalised,” he told reporters during his ‘Jelajah ❤️ Penang’ programme in Bagan parliamentary today.
The components of the project are the upgrading of the existing drainage in Jalan Thamby Kecil, the installation of a box culvert in Bagan Ajam, and the construction of drains in Taman Bintang.
Chow said that the state has always been concerned about the issue of floods in the state.
State Infrastructure and Transport Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari, who was present as well, said the project was aimed at tackling the issue of floods in the area.
Also present were Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng, Sungai Puyu assemblyman Phee Boon Poh, MBSP mayor Datuk Azhar Arshad and MBSP councillors.
Story by Edmund Lee
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Video by Darwina Mohd Daud