HULU LANGAT: A complete of 34 residences in Sungai Lui, right here, that have been badly damaged by the current floods will probably be replaced with new homes below the Works Ministry’s Rumah Kekal Banjir (RKB) help.
Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusuf stated the initiative was supplied freed from cost to house owners of homes that have been badly damaged, together with those who have been swept away by floodwaters.
He stated there have been two home designs urged and topic to remaining approval, floor stage housing and housing on stilts.
“A home on stilts value RM70,000 whereas a floor stage home prices RM56,000. The home will probably be 660 sq. toes with three rooms, a toilet, a lounge and a eating space,” he stated after inspecting the development of the Bailey bridge close to Batu 19, Sungai Lui on Monday (Jan 3).
Fadillah stated all flood victims who certified for the help had been recognized by local people leaders and verified by the district workplace.
He stated the new homes can be constructed on land owned by the flood victims and its development would depend upon discussions with the land proprietor.
“The authorities is ready to implement it, it’s solely from the purpose of administration and the timing will depend upon negotiations with the land proprietor.
“If they agree with this idea, then the Public Works Department (PWD) will obtain the allocation and we are going to perform the following course of, together with appointing a contractor,” he stated.
He added that the help can be expanded to different states, together with Pahang and Kelantan which were hit by floods however can be in accordance with present wants if the catastrophe damaged a number of homes severely.
On the Bailey bridge, Fadillah stated the PWD was requesting allocation from the federal government so as to add seven extra bridge units if one other extreme flood happens and causes the bridge to break down.
A Bailey bridge is a pre-fabricated truss bridge that’s comparatively quick to arrange and doesn’t require any particular instruments to assemble.
“If an enormous flood hits and the bridge collapses, we (PWD) do not need sufficient Bailey bridges stocked up at present.
“So if we go by our present shares, we’ve solely 4 units on standby,” he stated, including the price of setting up a Bailey bridge reached as much as RM30mil.
Besides that, he stated 895 places, together with roads, bridges and slops have been affected by floods all through the Peninsula since Dec 18.
“Out of the entire, 802 places have been cleaned, which means there are roads which have reopened, both each lanes or at least one lane,” he added.
He stated that the ministry estimated that nearly RM970mil have been allotted for clear up and restoration of infrastructure affected by the floods. – Bernama
