Malaysia will be seeking expertise from the Netherlands to improve the country’s flood mitigation systems as well as to reduce flood management expenditure, prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said.
The assistance from the Netherlands could reduce Malaysia’s flood management expenditure which currently runs into billions of ringgit each year, The Star reported. Flooding in Malaysia is a regular occurrence, and yesterday a thunderstorm of 30 minutes caused flooding in I-City, Shah Alam.
“I explained to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte the need to improve the capacity of rivers to tackle the floods we face every year. I also explained to him that, of late, our expenditure on floods has hit RM15 billion. Rutte said, with expertise and new technology, maybe the cost need not be as high,” Anwar said.
A special report by the Department of Statistics Malaysia on the impact of floods in the country revealed that Malaysia had suffered RM622.4 million in losses due to floods in 2022, of which vehicle losses totalled RM18.8 million.
The sum of losses was even greater in 2021, when RM6.1 billion in losses was recorded. Floods highlight the need for Special Perils coverage against disasters, and last year some 59% of Malaysian motorists did not have adequate protection against flood damage, according to a report by Zurich Malaysia.
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Kata Si shahidan kassim PN, dia lah terbaik repair banjirr. Lolz!
Please go ahead.
Netherlands ???? This guy must be dungu when our neighbors in Singapore have a top knotch system for flood mitigation with underground reservoirs and such. When was the last time you heard SG having a flood
So high ego to not ask Singapore for knowledge ??
Ambik kau bodoh.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/burst-of-heavy-rain-leads-to-flash-floods-in-several-parts-of-s-pore-including-orchard-road-area-and-bukit-timah
You just need stricter enforcement on town planning, developments and pollution control. Too lenient to certain quarters for far too long!
Taste your own medicine for choosing kulitfication over qualification
We know Anwar is steering this country to Holland but we didn’t expect it to have some literal outcome
Brother Anwar Bin Ibrahim, is this an excuse for lawatan sambil belajar at inflated costs to the govt?
– consistent river dredging to ensure sufficient depth and discharge capacity
– proper rainwater drainage networks to discharge into deepened rivers and to new water reservoirs, whether above-ground or underground
– stop approving rampant hill clearing for urban development and improve water catchment
– increase stormwater drainage networks. Use govt executive power to force land acquisition upon uncooperative land owners if they don’t give way. Use these stormwater networks to fill up underground dams for water supply and treatment
The Dutch r good at world class football.Dont waste time.
Just use the blardy 15 Billion to expand our overly crowded hospitals…3-5 months to get appointment to consult urology dept at HKL…a friend of mine sighed.
But there’s no point if you can’t get to the hospital because the roads are flooded, or worse, if the hospital also gets hit by the floods.
Has it been confirmed in the news article that there’ll be a lawatan sambil belajar borned by the govt?
PM levels talking flood ka…then must talk about latest Korean tv series also keke
Anwar menang, Dutch mari
We did not know Holland is expertise on monsoon storm management
Soon we will see Anwar’s latest project is to build Holland windmills everywhere.
Be grateful to your master which helps to defeat your nemesis Portuguese
Yes, Holland is on top of the list for efficient flood management, just Google to check it.
How to control tsunami rains from the sky within 30 min time frame? Another issue is sudden typhoon strength angin ribut
katak dibawah tempurung
Yes, holiday to Europe!
Already prove that how useless is irrigation dept of Malaysia, wasted rakyat tax payer money
Instead of car centric city, I would love to have Netherlands style of urban planning that allows different mode of transport like walking, biking and maybe tram here in Malaysia.
Why don’t seek Arab or Iran help instead?
Duh….do we have sand storms like those countries?
Better ask the Mangkuk company how to solve the issue since they are almost given RM billions of free tax payers money to solve the issue or many others until today just Zzzz money paid at inflated price but no solution.
Lawatan sambil belajar. Bes giler.
Makan makan. Shopping. Santai. Ke sana ke sini.
Rather than let forest city die a slow death, can you turn it into a mini Amsterdam?
I heard this i was small. Our minister wanted to study Dutch technical know how. Until now still the same stories. Bolehland
Netherlands has good technology in dredging ports and canals.
Just clean and maintain drainage systems, dredge the rivers a few metres, stop covering up walk ways with concrete, stop logging activities