Samarahan DID urged to prepare for floods
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Rubiah Wang has called on the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) to make preparations to face any potential floods in Samarahan. According to a Facebook post by the Kota Samarahan Parliamentary Service Centre on Tuesday (Aug 31), the Kota Samarahan MP said this during an inspection visit and proposal to improve the drainage […]
Council welcomes inputs to mitigate flash floods
KUCHING: The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) is urging members of the public to provide inputs to mitigate anticipated flash floods due to rains predicted over the area. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the council knows from experience the exact areas in Samarahan that are prone to flash floods. “We have worked with the […]
Council happy with resident’s co-operation
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has lauded residents in the municipality for providing the council with feedbacks on its services. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said that the residents have been keeping the council well informed on the conditions of their drains which needed clearing works. He asserted that the council has been continuously […]
Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) Sarawak tender notice
Sarawak Drainage & Irrigation Department Tender notice
Delayed drainage project finally moving forward
KUCHING: The upgrading works of the drainage system at Kampung Temedak is scheduled for completion in a month’s time after experiencing various delays. Assistant Minister of Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the project has been on-going for the past six months but was delayed due to the implementation of the movement […]
Water reservoir to ease drainage problem
PANTU: A water reservoir will be built by the Sarawak Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) Sri Aman division in order to reduce the problem of drainage system in Pantu town. According to Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) in a report, the pool to be built near SJK (C) Chung Hua Pantu, will serve as a […]
Floods unusual at this time of year
KUCHING: It is unusual for floods to happen in northern Sarawak at this time of the year, said Marudi assemblyman Datuk Penguang Manggil. He said the flash floods which happened on Thursday morning (May 20) were the most severe in 20 to 30 years. “Some of the areas in Telang Usan and Mulu, including my […]
Four Senadin flood mitigation projects completed
MIRI: Four out of nine flood mitigation projects for Senadin constituency have been completed. Those projects are river-clearing works on Sungai Miri Kecil, works to clear and improve the silting of the existing earth drain at Jalan Indah 3 in Desa Pujut and clearing works on existing drain at Tudan Phase 3 and Phase 5. […]
Lee inspects Tudan drainage project
MIRI: State Transport Minister and Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin today conducted a site inspection on the drainage project at Tudan Desaras 6(B) alongside Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) Miri. The drainage project which began on March 17 is scheduled to be completed on July 16. “The concrete drainage project that measures 80 metres […]
