General : Sungai Pinang Flood Mitigation Project Phase 1 Half Complete – Zairil

Key points

• State Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said the RM114.8 million project began on Sept 21, 2023 and is expected to be completed by Sept 20, 2027.
• “The project is also expected to reduce the flood-prone area in part of the Sungai Pinang Basin by 10.15 per cent, as well as minimise damage to public infrastructure, residents’ property, homes, transport networks and other facilities,” he said in a statement today.
• Zairil said the main scope of the project included improvement works along Sungai Pinang, including deepening and widening a 1,400-metre stretch of the river and constructing a 1,020-metre parallel drain.

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