Selangor will announce a comprehensive flood action plan by mid-year, with the state government exploring collaboration with the Netherlands to tackle recurring flood issues
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government is exploring multiple approaches to tackle recurring floods, with detailed plans expected to be announced no later than mid-year.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said efforts will be expedited, with Infrastructure and Agriculture Exco Datuk Izham Hashim set to reveal the details once planning is finalised.
“We are also looking into possible collaboration with the Netherlands. We have held meetings with their representatives since 2023 and 2024, but so far, it has only reached the Memorandum of Collaboration stage.
“It is still under the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA), not yet at the state level. We will speed up whatever we can. YB Izham will provide more details by the latest in June or July,” he said.
The announcement follows recent advice from the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, who once again urged the state government to give full priority to solving the flood problem, emphasising thorough planning and more effective, immediate action.
Sultan Sharafuddin also reiterated that he has repeatedly urged the state government to seek views and expertise from international specialists, particularly from the Netherlands, to develop the best possible approach to tackling the persistent flood problem.
Commenting on calls by the Association for the Protection of the Natural Heritage of Malaysia (Peka) for Selangor to enforce a 25-year logging moratorium, first announced in 2010, as part of efforts to curb flooding, Amirudin confirmed that the moratorium remains in effect.
He clarified that any logging that does occur is not commercial in nature. Rather, it is carried out for land clearing to make way for essential infrastructure projects, such as highway construction or electricity networks, all for the benefit of the wider community.
