BY SYAZWANI SUFIAN
KLANG, 25 SEPT: The flash floods over several areas in Klang will now end when the Package One Works Upgrading of the Drainage System on the Binjai River, at Meru is fully completed.
Infrastructure, Public Amenities, Agricultural Modernisation and Agro-Based Industries Exco, Zaidy Abdul Talib said two more packages of upgrading the drainage system are still in progress.
“Upon completion of this package one, we conclude that the floods issue experienced by the people of Meru have been overcome.
“While the packages two have started since April 13 last year with an allocation of over RM16 million and are expected to be completed by December with a 20-month contract period,” he said.
He said this when visiting the site of upgrading works to overcome the floods in Persiaran Hamzah Alang, Meru, recently.
Package one was executed on January 14, 2015 and was fully completed on January 13, 2016 for 52 weeks with an allocation of over RM10 million.
“Among the scope of work successfully completed were the excavation work to deepen and widen the 6.9km long binjai river, as well as constructing 1.5km long flood mitigation at 10m width.
“We have also been working on breaking down and replacing 26 bridges along 1.5km,” he said.
