The government will expedite sufficient financial allocations to address the flood issues in Rantau Panjang caused by the Sungai Golok estuary.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this in a press conference after his working visit to Rantau Panjang and Sungai Golok in Kelantan and a meeting with his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin on Saturday (Aug 3).
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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this in a press conference after his working visit to Rantau Panjang and Sungai Golok in Kelantan and a meeting with his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin on Saturday (Aug 3).
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00:00We also have a problem with flooding in Kelantan and Malakiwak.
00:10And it's caused by the mora of the river.
00:14The fabric is also affected.
00:16So I told the setter that as long as the mora of the river is not dug,
00:27the water will be affected in Kelantan and around Malakiwak and Sungai Poloh.
00:35And we have witnessed year after year, the fabric continues to deteriorate.
00:39In addition to the steps of flood prevention that we will also see in a moment,
00:45the main problem is the water and the river that is not managed,
00:52because it is not cleaned, and what is it called?
00:59Dredging.
01:00Dredging, right?
01:01Dredging, right?
01:02Dredging, right?
01:04Yes, the mora of the Sungai Poloh.
01:09Because some of it belongs to Malaysia, some of it belongs to Thailand.
01:16But earlier it was agreed to be implemented.
01:20The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Thailand will hold a meeting in Selasa.
01:27And this is among the topics that will be decided.
01:30And basically, both sides have agreed to implement it.
01:34So if it is done technically, we will provide sufficient funding
01:43to continue to clean the river so that it does not become a reservoir
01:50that is close to the flow of water to the sea and causes floods.
01:55This is a very big problem for me in Lantau Panjang and in Kelantan.
02:00And because of that, we give priority.