00:00The former Minister of Environment and Water, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man,
00:05encouraged the government to revoke the Department of Water and Food
00:09in accordance with its greater duty as a preparation for climate change.
00:15I think the JPS must be revoked.
00:19Until the JPS is re-evaluated, its role has changed.
00:24From the Department of Water and Food,
00:28the JPS is now focused on flood prevention,
00:32climate mitigation, and coastal management.
00:35Its scope has changed.
00:37So I think the JPS still needs a breakthrough to improve.
00:42Faced with the risk of drought,
00:43Tuan Ibrahim also urged the government to make use of groundwater resources
00:48in addition to building more water storage areas on the riverbank.
00:53We have proposed that the development of groundwater
00:58should be limited to 3% in Malaysia.
01:01In most other countries, up to 40% of the water is from groundwater.
01:07We have a large reservoir of groundwater in Malaysia.
01:10But we don't make use of it.
01:13So I think, if the drought is serious,
01:18the rivers will dry up and the fisheries will be at risk.
01:22So what is the alternative?
01:23We have two alternatives.
01:24One is to make use of all the groundwater.
01:29The second is that in our country,
01:30when it comes to floods, we have a shortage of water.
01:33When it comes to drought, we don't have enough water.
01:36So when it comes to what should be done in Japan,
01:39and I have seen in many other countries,
01:41when there is a big flood, it is delayed.
01:44He also urged the JPS to speed up the flood prevention plan,
01:49especially in Kelantan,
01:50whose population is severely affected when the drought season arrives.
01:55When it is canceled, I have told you that two things will happen.
01:58First, the project will be postponed.
02:01The project will definitely be postponed.
02:03Not for a year or two, sometimes up to three years.
02:06Now it's the third year, it hasn't even started yet.
02:10What should have started, when we postpone,
02:13the process will start again from the bottom up.
02:17It will take time.
02:18Secondly, the cost.
02:19It's a lie that we can save RM2 billion by postponing.
02:24How can we save?
02:26The cost is increasing.
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