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OD MITIGATION PLAN

Flood Mitigation Plan is a program that is led
by KATS through the Department of Irrigation
and Drainage and is successfully implemented
in addressing the flooding issue that happened
either in a natural way or as a result of unplanned
development.

In 2019, a total of 145 development projects The government is constantly improving Flood Mitigation Plan projects from time to time to reduce the risk of
to address water-related disasters such as floods, property loss and the loss of lives of the affected people.

drought, and coastal erosion were implemented
at an estimated cost of RM794.02 million.

For the Flood Mitigation Plan nationwide,
KATS has spent RM387 million involving
69 projects. With this project, more than

85,000 flood victims have been protected.
Also, RM94.37 million was spent on river

rehabilitation programs in various states.

The implementation of Flood Mitigation Plan has shown satisfactory results and has succeeded in reducing flooding
problems in some states.

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