PASIR GUDANG, Nov 3 — The Johor government will focus on 337 flood hotspots statewide as the northeast monsoon is expected to affect the state from this month until January next year.

State Public Works, Transport, Infrastructure and Communications Committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said priority would be given to areas with high population density and a history of major flooding, including the districts of Kota Tinggi, Batu Pahat and Segamat.

“Based on updates from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), 35 flood hotspots, including new additions, have been identified.

“The Public Works Department (JKR) has also identified 30 high-risk road locations that comprise 21 sites on federal roads and nine on state roads,” he told reporters after a working visit to the Sungai Rinting flood wall project here today.