(Seated from right) Dino, Haidar, Rodziah and Henry with other officers and representatives of Kpg Assyakirin JKKK gather for a group photo after the dialogue.
BINTULU: Residents of flood-prone areas should be more vigilant in view of the torrential rain expected in the coming weeks.
In giving the advice, Bintulu district officer Muhammad Dino Amid said it is important for the people to prepare for the possibility of flash floods to avoid loss of their properties.
“The situation might get even worse following the king tide and the residents must be prepared from now,” he told reporters after attending a dialogue between Bintulu Development Authority (BDA), Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) and representatives of the Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) of Kampung Assyakirin at Wisma Bintulu yesterday. However, the relevant authorities especially BDA and DID, he added, are doing their best to find solutions for the flash floods that affect some flood-prone areas such as Kampung Assyakirin and Kampung Kemunting.
He said the engagement session yesterday was very meaningful as they could get more input from the people in the affected areas to find short term and long term solutions. Dino believes that with all the input, effective measures could be taken to ease the impact of flash floods and to finally prevent the floods from happening again.
“We want the people to understand the real situation here, what have been and will be implemented. The people must understand flood mitigation measures cannot be implemented in just one day.
“From now on, please be more alert of the condition, especially warning from the Malaysian Meteorological Department,” said Dino.
The dialogue was chaired by BDA general manager Rodziah Morshidi. Among those present were BDA deputy chairman Haidar Khan Asghar Khan, DID Bintulu divisional engineer Henry Tuah, Jurutera Jasa (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd officers and BDA senior officers.