SHAH ALAM, Jan 10 — Phase 1 of the Sungai Langat Flood Mitigation Plan (RTB) is in the process of acquiring land and is expected to be completed in 2027.
State executive councillor for infrastructure and agriculture Izham Hashim said the Sungai Langat Phase 1 RTB is a long-term project under the High Priority Flood Mitigation (TBBT), involving a catchment area of 1,600 sq km.
"Among the scopes and components of this project include building a 1.46km-long flood barrier in Sungai Langat (Jalan Kajang Dengkil-kolam Bukit Tampoi); Bukit Tampoi pond inlet structure and culvert structure connecting two Bukit Tampoi ponds.
"It also includes the construction of an outlet structure and control gate, namely connecting the Bukit Tampoi pond to Sungai Langat, as well as flood barriers and flood walls around the pond.”
He said Phase 2 of the Sungai Langat RTB project is expected to begin this month and be fully completed in 2030.
Previously, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad was reported to have said that the government has allocated RM725.7 million to implement the RTB project to solve disaster issues in the Dengkil area until Labohan Dagang in Sepang.
He said the project, a long-term plan under the TBBT, will be implemented in Sungai Langat Phase 1 and Sungai Langat Phase 2 to protect about 120,000 people in the area from the impact of flooding.
— Bernama
