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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered the Sungai Buloh and Sungai Damansara flood mitigation projects, costing nearly RM700 million, to be expedited after repeated flooding.
He said river dredging contracts have been awarded and works must speed up, while the government will provide additional aid, to be decided with the Selangor government.
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He said river dredging contracts have been awarded and works must speed up, while the government will provide additional aid, to be decided with the Selangor government.
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00:02Residents in Subang and Sungai Bulo have been flooded not once, but two or three times.
00:08Now Prime Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim is ordering flood mitigation works in the area to move faster.
00:15The projects are being carried out in two phases and are currently between 30 and 60% complete.
00:42Floods hit several areas in Subang and Sungai Buloh on Monday including Jalan Jati, Kampung Melayu Subang and Kampung Kubu
00:51Gajah
00:51with water reaching between 0.3 and 0.6 metres.
00:55As of 11 this morning, 30 people from eight families were still at the relief centre.
01:02Anwar also assured flood victims that the government will provide additional aid.
01:07The amount will be decided with the Selangor government based on each family's circumstances,
01:13particularly the extent of damage to their homes.
01:16The Prime Minister will receive a progress report on federal flood mitigation projects this Friday.
01:22On the same day, Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Sri Amiruddin Syari is expected to update the State Executive Council on
01:30state-level projects.