Over RM300bil needed for long-term flood management, says minister
Proposed solutions will minimise the impact of floods in terms of property damage and loss of lives, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said. (Facebook pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: More than RM300 billion will be needed for long-term solutions to the country’s flood problems over the next 50 years, environment and water minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man told the Dewan Rakyat today.
He said this would include projects to develop water infrastructure such as flood mitigation systems and embankments, as well as prevention of coastal erosion.
“The ministry believes that through the proposed short- and long-term solutions, we can minimise the impact of floods in terms of property damage or loss of lives,” he said.
Among the solutions, he said, was to introduce the Water Sector Adaptation Act to better protect the country’s drainage and coastal infrastructure. Under the Act, the ministry will propose a special fund to increase the adaptive capacity of the water sector and coastal areas through infrastructure that takes into account climate change.
Tuan Ibrahim said other measures include a National Adaptation Centre to coordinate policies and climate change adaptation, integration of disaster risks and prevention of loss and damage due to the effects of climate change involving vulnerable sectors.
“Also, to increase the capacity of floodwater reservoirs through riverside reservoir projects and dams for flood mitigation and water resources purposes.
“Besides that, the use of nature-based solutions such as river trails to encourage community involvement in river protection, cleaning and conservation activities,” he said.
Tuan Ibrahim said the ministry was also open to learning from the experience of other countries in flood management.
The Netherlands, for example, had offered to send the Dutch Risk Reduction team to Malaysia to assess the impact of floods in the country and propose appropriate solutions.
“The ministry is in discussions with various parties to make this collaboration a success,” he said.
KUALA LUMPUR: More than RM300 billion will be needed for long-term solutions to the country’s flood problems over the next 50 years, environment and water minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man told the Dewan Rakyat today.
He said this would include projects to develop water infrastructure such as flood mitigation systems and embankments, as well as prevention of coastal erosion.
“The ministry believes that through the proposed short- and long-term solutions, we can minimise the impact of floods in terms of property damage or loss of lives,” he said.
Among the solutions, he said, was to introduce the Water Sector Adaptation Act to better protect the country’s drainage and coastal infrastructure. Under the Act, the ministry will propose a special fund to increase the adaptive capacity of the water sector and coastal areas through infrastructure that takes into account climate change.
Tuan Ibrahim said other measures include a National Adaptation Centre to coordinate policies and climate change adaptation, integration of disaster risks and prevention of loss and damage due to the effects of climate change involving vulnerable sectors.
“Also, to increase the capacity of floodwater reservoirs through riverside reservoir projects and dams for flood mitigation and water resources purposes.
“Besides that, the use of nature-based solutions such as river trails to encourage community involvement in river protection, cleaning and conservation activities,” he said.
Tuan Ibrahim said the ministry was also open to learning from the experience of other countries in flood management.
The Netherlands, for example, had offered to send the Dutch Risk Reduction team to Malaysia to assess the impact of floods in the country and propose appropriate solutions.
“The ministry is in discussions with various parties to make this collaboration a success,” he said.
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kt comments:
I don't question the required RM300 billion, not now anyway, but I question this minister's planning to finish project in 50 years time. Tuan Ibrahim seems to favour very long period before achieving desired goals, for example, on 05 July 2020 Malaysiakini reported him saying "Kelantan water woes to be fully resolved in 30-40 years".
Maybe it's miraculous that he has estimated only 50 years for the completion of the entire nation's anti-flooding plans. It could have been 250 years or more, given that Kelantan state water supply problems require 40 years to fix.
RM 300 Billion ?
ReplyDeleteBased on the normal way Kerajaan Allah spends money, a very large chunk of that will "evaporate".
When that dickhead proposed such a long duration to complete its flood mitigation project it has ONLY procrastination in mind - bcoz peoject planning & implementation r none existence in its mind.
ReplyDeleteIt only has quick sapu of allocation while the money flows during its watch.
Anything else is somebody else business!
Ain't that typically 'planned' bolihland projects in their manifestations by these ketuanan elites?
That's PAS version of loooooong term planning.
ReplyDeleteThe most important thing is the planning for leakages - is it going to be 20% or 30%.
One can imagine people licking their lips and start to drool at the potential "flow" of funds into their pockets.