SHAH ALAM: A major flood mitigation initiative under the Selangor Maritime Gateway (SMG) project has successfully increased the Klang River's water capacity by 18 per cent, covering a 31km stretch from the river mouth to the Petaling Jaya-Kuala Lumpur border.

Syaiful Azmen Nordin, managing director of Landasan Lumayan Sdn Bhd (LLSB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) appointed as the master developer of the SMG project, said the improved river section spans two of four key project blocks - from the Shah Alam-Klang border to the Shah Alam-Puchong border, and from the river mouth to Bandar Klang - identified as Blocks 3 and 1, respectively.

He said the state government, through its agencies, is targeting a total increase of at least 40 per cent in river capacity by the end of this year after past data revealed that Klang River, especially in Selangor, could not accommodate upstream water overflow during heavy rains.

"Block 3, which covers flood-prone areas such as Sri Muda, Kota Kemuning, Section 17, and Section 24, requires special attention, as these are the most affected zones in recent flood events," he told reporters after a site visit to the flood mitigation project in Kota Kemuning yesterday.

The river widening and dredging works for the remaining two blocks - from Bandar Klang to Bandar Sultan Sulaiman (Block 2), and from the Shah Alam-Puchong border to Petaling Jaya-Kuala Lumpur (Block 4) - will begin next year, covering an additional 28.8km.

Syaiful Azmen said construction on Blocks 1 and 3 is expected to be completed by year-end, after which a two-year enhancement and monitoring phase will begin, also managed by LLSB.

To date, around 94,000 tonnes of waste have been extracted from the river, at an estimated handling cost of RM20 million, he said.

"That RM20 million could've been used for other development initiatives, if only there was greater public awareness about river cleanliness," he added. — BERNAMA

SIBU (June 17): Upgrading work has commenced on a one-kilometre flood-prone section of Jalan Kong Yit Khim between KM9 and KM10 in the Salim-Stabau area, at a cost of approximately RM1.5 million.

Sibu Public Works Department (JKR) assistant engineer Sofia Ma’soud said the project, funded through the state disaster fund, is scheduled for completion within four months but may finish ahead of schedule.

“The upgrading work on this stretch is currently ongoing.

“Besides that, there are four other (flood prone) portions along Jalan Kong Yit Khim already approved (for upgrading),” Sofia told reporters during the site inspection yesterday.

In Kanowit’s Penyulau area, she said four similar flood-prone stretches have been approved and are currently in the design stage, with completion targeted for this year.

Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Dudong Division chairman Datuk Teo Boon Siew expressed gratitude to PDP president Dato Sri Tiong King Sing for helping secure the project funding.

“I am very thankful that the upgrading works have started on the one-kilometer section from kilometer 9 to 10 along Jalan Kong Yit Khim (Salim-Stabau area).

“This is one of five portions inundated during flooding earlier this year,” he recalled.

Also present during the site visit was Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) councillor Paul Teo.

CYBERJAYA: Sistem Komunikasi Radio dan Internet Bersepadu Bergerak (PRIME) dilancarkan bertujuan meningkatkan tahap kesiapsiagaan untuk berdepan dengan situasi bencana dan kecemasan di tempat awam.

Menteri Komunikasi, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil berkata, PRIME merupakan sistem komunikasi bersepadu bergerak yang direka khusus untuk menyokong operasi bantuan oleh Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia (MCMC) serta pasukan penyelamat.

Menurutnya, PRIME mengga­bungkan pelbagai teknologi se­perti satelit, selular, radio mudah alih, Wi-Fi dan dron, serta berkeupayaan menyediakan ke­tersambungan komunikasi yang boleh dipercayai dan fleksibel mengikut keperluan operasi di lokasi yang mencabar.

“Ini merupakan usaha pihak MCMC untuk membantu agensi termasuk NADMA (Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara) bagi memastikan di kawasan-kawasan operasi bencana, aspek komunikasi dapat terus kita uruskan dengan baik, bukan hanya untuk para petugas tetapi juga untuk mangsa atau pun mereka yang diselamatkan.

“Kita harap PRIME ini akan dapat membantu urusan penye­diaan saluran komunikasi terutama bagi pasukan-pasukan pe­tugas,” katanya dalam sidang akhbar selepas Majlis Pelancaran PRIME di sini semalam.

Dari segi teknikal, PRIME direka dengan keupayaan untuk menggabungkan sambungan sa­telit dan rangkaian selular bagi membolehkan capaian Internet berkelajuan tinggi disediakan secara lebih stabil dan efisien.

Bagi liputan Internet, ia boleh mencapai sejauh 150 meter di sekeliling kenderaan PRIME, de­ngan sokongan titik capai­an Wi-Fi yang berfungsi untuk memperluas jangkauan apabila perkhidmatan diperlukan, sela­in turut dilengkapi dengan sis­tem radio mudah alih yang memboleh­kan komunikasi di kawasan yang langsung tiada liputan. – UTUSAN

17 JUN 2025 – BERITA PAGI – PRIME DILANCARKAN ; PERKUKUH SISTEM KOMUNIKASI KETIKA BENCANA