KUALA LUMPUR: The Environment and Water Ministry (Kasa) has been requested to improve the flood warning system by making certain that the siren is at the next quantity and completely different from that of different sirens, says the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).
In an announcement, it mentioned this was among the many necessary choices taken on the post-northeast monsoon flood catastrophe administration process pressure (MTL) particular assembly chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Monday (Jan 3).
It mentioned post-disaster initiatives included Kasa’s motion to monitor bunds that weren’t correctly maintained to overcome the issue of floods which continuously occurred in a number of areas.
“For states which have entered the post-disaster section, the state and district catastrophe command centres (PKOB) are requested to maintain discussions with the district Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) to conduct evaluation on affected areas,” it mentioned Tuesday (Jan 4).
Nadma mentioned the Prime Minister additionally directed that the distribution technique of Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI) be simplified, and all mentris besar or chief ministers ought to make sure that each district workplace facilitated the distribution of the help by way of a number of strategies.
According to Nadma, flood operations all through the nation now concerned 17,223 personnel of responder companies utilizing 3,251 mixed property of varied companies whereas the Social Welfare Department (JKM) had distributed 544,064 meals packs which had been offered 3 times a day along with different necessities to flood victims.
It mentioned state and district PKOB had been required to inform the nationwide PKOB of any landslides, which have an effect on settlements and require instant evacuation and coordination by the authorities.
“As at 10am, Jan 4, 2022, the Minerals and Geoscience Department (JMG) has reported 245 incidents of landslides all through the nation, a rise of two places with one case in Negri Sembilan and Selangor respectively, whereas the Public Works Department has reported 61 incidents of slope and street collapse detected all through MTL 2021/2022,” it mentioned.
Nadma additionally mentioned that as of 10am at the moment, 1,020 or 97% of the 1,048 models of broken communication infrastructure had been repaired whereas the remaining 28 had been nonetheless within the restoration course of. – Bernama
