{"id":15889,"date":"2022-12-23T22:08:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T14:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15889"},"modified":"2022-12-23T22:08:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T14:08:44","slug":"works-ministry-identifies-94-disaster-locations-nationwide-nanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15889","title":{"rendered":"Works Ministry identifies 94 disaster locations nationwide – Nanta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TANAH MERAH, Dec 23 <\/strong>— The Works Ministry has so far\u00a0identified 94 disaster locations\u00a0in\u00a0the country, said its Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the locations involved 52 state roads and 42 federal roads in eight states, namely Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Selangor and Perak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf the 94 locations, 61 areas involved floods, collapsed slopes\u00a0(19 locations), collapsed roads (five), road subsidence\u00a0(six)\u00a0and damaged or collapsed bridges (three).”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTerengganu and Kelantan were the most affected states with six districts each,\u00a0followed by\u00a0Pahang and Negeri Sembilan with four districts each.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cTwo districts each in Kedah and Johor and one district each in Perak and Selangor,\u201d<\/em> he\u00a0told a press conference after inspecting\u00a0the\u00a0erosion\u00a0along Sungai Kusial\u00a0river bank, here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nanta however, said the amount of losses caused by the disasters is still being assessed by the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will immediately carry out repair\u00a0works on damaged infrastructure\u00a0by focusing on sites such as Batang Kali in Selangor,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commenting on his observation in Kelantan, Nanta said immediate repairs will be carried out on the Kota Bharu-Kuala Terengganu trunk road which was damaged due to flooding last Sunday, and it is estimated to cost RM850,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no structural damage to the Kusial Bridge in Tanah Merah and it is\u00a0reopened for public use despite the erosion of the bank on a pile cap under the bridge following heavy rain last Sunday.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNevertheless, close monitoring and physical inspection by the Public Works Department (JKR) and concessionaire will be carried out from time to time to ensure the safety of road\u00a0users,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the public can lodge complaints to the Disaster Operations Room or BiGBen which is a one-stop centre for disaster management covering floods, landslides, collapsed roads, road subsidence and damaged and collapsed bridges involving roads under the supervision of JKR throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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