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Friday November 13, 2009

Study to solve flood woes in Kedah

By EMBUN MAJID

ALOR SETAR: The Kedah Drainage and Irrigation Department has appointed a consultant for a flood mitigation study in the state, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

He said the study would be to find ways to reduce floods in the long term.

He also said the Government was ready to face a second wave of floods as heavy rains are expected in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang beginning Sunday until next Thursday.

Flood tour: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hitching a ride as he tours flood-hit areas in Alor Setar in Kedah. One of his stops was SK Gunung where flood evacuees were being temporarily housed. Muhyiddin later announced a DID study to overcome flood woes in Kedah.

“Although we hope the second wave will not happen, we have made preparations including logistics, safety, relief centre locations and evacuation procedures,” Muhyiddin said after visiting a flood evacuation centre at SK Gunung here yesterday.

A total of 596 people are staying at the centre. Until noon yesterday, 882 people were still staying in three evacuation centres in the Kota Setar district.

Muhyiddin, together with Kedah Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal and Deputy Agriculture Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum, rode on motorcycles to have a closer look at the flood-hit villages.

They were taken through Kampung Alor Gunung, Kampung Gunung Keriang and Kampung Alor Senjaya.

VIP visitor: Muhyiddin talking to flood victim Parind Danghem, 26, and her three-month-old son Aidil Putra Shahibullah during his visit to the flood evacuation centre at SK Gunung in Alor Setar Thursday.

On another matter, Muhyiddin expressed disappointment over an incident on Wednesday whereby a 13-year-old boy was injured after a ceiling fan fell during a class session at SMK Dengkil in Selangor.

“I hope all schools will learn from this incident and conduct regular inspections,” said Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister.

In the incident, Fahmi Harith Abu Bakar received more than 10 stitches on his right cheek after the ceiling fan cut his face.

Muhyiddin later held a two-hour closed-door meeting with the state Umno liaison committee members at a hotel here and attended a meet-the-people session at SMK Agama Yan.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/13/nation/5105230&sec=nation