TEMERLOH: The government is focusing on seeking comprehensive long-term solutions to flooding to reduce risks and the number of affected locations in future, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “A long-term plan involves huge costs but it helps to reduce the costs incurred by the government each time it floods. The aid consisted of compassionate aid worth RM1,000 from the Federal Government and RM500 from the Pahang government, and necessities to 600 heads of households. Ismail Sabri added that the plan for long-term solutions was discussed during the time of the Barisan Nasional government, but it was not continued. “For low-lying areas that are prone to flooding, we can revisit the flood resettlement programme implemented in the 1970s.
