Monday, June 11, 2007

PM Wants Flood Alleviation Projects Speeded Up

"The flood is not seasonal. All projects to alleviate floods like the deepening of rivers and building of retention ponds must be completed fast,""Mobilise all resources and give it priority," Datuk Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today all flood alleviation projects should be speeded up to prevent flash flood.

"The flood is not seasonal. All projects to alleviate floods like the deepening of rivers and building of retention ponds must be completed fast," the Prime Minister said at a Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) briefing on its preparedness in facing flood.

He said all projects being undertaken by the and Drainage and Irrigation Department (JPS) and DBKL must be completed ahead of schedule.

"Mobilise all resources and give it priority," he said when briefed by Federal Territories Deputy Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop at DBKL's security and enforcement department in Jalan Tun Razak here.

Also present was Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Ab. Hakim Borhan.

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