Malaysia Budgets IDR 65 Trillion To Anticipate Flood Disasters

Archives - Floods in the petinan area in Kuala Lumpur some time ago. (AGAS Photo/Agus Setiawan)

JAKARTA - Malaysia has budgeted up to 20 billion ringgit (RM) or around Rp. 65.66 trillion to anticipate flood disasters through 233 flood management projects in various regions.

Malaysian Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad in the Madani economic narrative program and the 2024 Malaysian revenue and expenditure budget dialogue in Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday, said that in every project carried out, it is estimated that 2.5 million Malaysians will be protected from the risk of a flood disaster.

He also said Malaysia had prepared funds of RM360 million or around Rp1.18 trillion to increase preparedness to deal with floods through river maintenance, strengthening and maintaining the stability of cliffs to reduce the risk of flood disasters.

"We check for empang who are older than the age of Malaysian independence. If they are not treated, they are afraid of inefficient due to deposits and so on," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, September 13.

The Malaysian government, according to him, has also prepared flood hazards, making it easier for people to buy clear insurance, bankable.

The problem of this flood is real, and he said that he could not take long leave at the end of the year. A number of areas that have recently been flooded are locations that have never previously occurred in these natural disasters.

Minister Nik Nazmi said the effort raised the key issue of the MADANI's economy, which is believed to be sustainable to face the three crises facing in the future, namely the climate crisis, pollution and loss of biodiversity.

Early March 2023 floods hit a number of states in Malaysia. Tens of thousands of people were affected by the disaster, and Johor was heavily affected by the flood disaster.