Many areas in the Klang Valley, including Kampung Melayu Subang in Sungai Buloh and TTDI Jaya in Shah Alam, were hit by flash floods yesterday. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The government will implement immediate measures to tackle recurring flash floods in Sungai Buloh, says human resources minister R Ramanan.

He said this included the construction of a RM12 million temporary retention pond, Bernama reported.

The Sungai Buloh MP said the retention pond would serve as a short-term flood mitigation measure pending the completion of the Sungai Buloh and Sungai Damansara flood mitigation projects.

Yesterday, heavy rain caused flash floods in various parts of the Klang Valley, including Kampung Melayu Subang in Sungai Buloh and TTDI Jaya in Shah Alam.