Johor rolls out additional RM30m after flash floods hit state capital

The Johor government has announced an additional RM30 million allocation to expedite measures tackling flash flooding in Johor Bahru, after recent severe flooding events.

The immediate actions include upgrading drainage systems, enhancing pumping capacities, and constructing underground water retention facilities.

A further RM48 million will be allocated next year for additional infrastructure upgrades.

These initiatives involve coordinated efforts between local government bodies and are aimed at enhancing flood resilience in critical areas.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 1 — The Johor government will provide an additional allocation of RM30 million next year to fund four urgent measures to address flash flooding in the state capital.

Johor Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said the allocation aims to fast-track the implementation of short- and medium-term measures to tackle flash floods.

He said the decision was reached following an action committee meeting earlier today in response to flash flooding that struck several locations in the city yesterday.

“Despite the Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) spending over RM100 million to address flood measures in the past four years, the weather conditions can be very unpredictable,” he told reporters after an action committee meeting at Menara MBJB here today.

“At present we already have RM48 million allocated for flood mitigation projects for next year, that will be carried out in stages.

“The additional RM30m million allocation for next year will be used to aid existing issues that are not covered under the existing allocation,” he added.

Also present were Johor Bahru Mayor Datuk Mohd Haffiz Ahmad and Perling assemblyman P. Pannir Selvam.

Mohd Jafni said the four key areas of focus include the appointment of specialist consultants by MBJB to conduct a detailed study of the city’s drainage systems and aligning it with the comprehensive district-wide study being carried out by the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID).

“We will also construct underground retention facilities – specifically an On-Site Detention (OSD) system – along the Jalan Sungai Chat area. This involves excavating and building underground concrete tanks to store water, while the surface area can be utilised as a playing field or car park, similar to the project implemented at Kota Iskandar.

“Additionally, we will also increase pumping capacity towards the Johor Straits to manage exceptional rainfall over the next five years.

“In addition, the teams will also deploy mobile pumps to high-risk locations in the city,” he said, adding that the authorities will also upgrade and expand monsoon drains through the Public Works Department (JKR).

Besides the four key areas, Mohd Jafni said various immediate measures would commence by tomorrow.

He said these include deepening the retention pond in Kampung Mohd Amin and lowering existing water levels in ponds such as those in Taman Merdeka and Sungai Chat using a scheduled pumping system prior to heavy rainfall.

“These measures aim to create greater flexible retention capacity to accommodate rainwater runoff.

“At the same time, the integrated coordination involving MBJB, DID, JKR, and the district office would be carried out weekly to continuously monitor the progress of the various flood mitigation projects,” he explained.

Several parts of Johor Bahru were inundated by flash floods yesterday following continuous heavy rain.

Among the severely affected areas were Jalan Ayer Molek, Jalan Yahya, Jalan Pantai, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, and Kampung Pasir in Tampoi.

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柔佛州政府宣布追加 3000 万令吉拨款，加快应对新山近期发生的严重洪灾。

立即采取的措施包括升级排水系统、提高抽水能力和建造地下蓄水设施。

明年还将拨款 4800 万令吉用于额外的基础设施升级。

这些举措涉及地方政府机构之间的协调努力，旨在提高重点地区的防洪能力。

新山，10月1日讯——柔佛州政府明年将额外拨款3000万令吉，用于资助四项紧急措施，以应对州首府新山的突发性洪水问题。

柔佛州房屋及地方政府委员会主席拿督莫哈末·贾夫尼·莫哈末·舒科尔表示，这笔拨款旨在加快实施应对突发洪水的中短期措施。

他说，今天早些时候召开的行动委员会会议做出了这项决定，原因是昨天该市多个地区遭遇了突发洪水。

“尽管柔佛新山市政局 (MBJB) 在过去四年里花费了超过 1 亿令吉来应对洪水问题，但天气状况仍然难以预测，”他今天在柔佛新山市政局大厦举行的行动委员会会议后告诉记者。

“目前我们已经拨款 4800 万令吉用于明年的防洪项目，这些项目将分阶段进行。

他补充说：“明年额外拨付的3000万令吉资金将用于帮助解决现有拨款未涵盖的问题。”

出席者包括新山市市长拿督莫哈末哈菲兹艾哈迈德和佩林州议员潘尼尔塞尔瓦姆（P. Pannir Selvam）。

莫哈末·贾夫尼表示，四个重点领域包括由新德里市政局 (MBJB) 委任专业顾问对该市的排水系统进行详细研究，并使其与灌溉和排水局 (DID) 正在进行的全区综合研究保持一致。

“我们还将在 Jalan Sungai Chat 地区建造地下蓄水设施——具体来说，是一个现场蓄水（OSD）系统。这包括挖掘和建造地下混凝土水箱来储存水，而地面区域可以用作运动场或停车场，类似于在 Kota Iskandar 实施的项目。”

“此外，我们还将增加向柔佛海峡的抽水能力，以应对未来五年的异常降雨。

“此外，各团队还将向市内高风险地区部署移动水泵，”他说道，并补充说，当局还将通过公共工程部（JKR）升级和扩建雨季排水沟。

除了上述四个重点领域外，莫哈末·贾夫尼表示，各种紧急措施将于明天开始实施。

他表示，这些措施包括加深甘榜莫哈末阿明的蓄水池，以及在暴雨来临之前，利用定时抽水系统降低塔曼默迪卡和双溪查特等池塘的现有水位。

“这些措施旨在创造更大的灵活蓄水能力，以容纳雨水径流。

他解释说：“与此同时，MBJB、DID、JKR和地区办事处将每周进行综合协调，以持续监测各项防洪工程的进展情况。”

昨天，由于持续强降雨，新山多个地区遭遇突发性洪水。

受影响最严重的地区包括淡杯的Jalan Ayer Molek、Jalan Yahya、Jalan Pantai、Jalan Wong Ah Fook和Kampung Pasir。

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