MELAKA, Nov 29 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has assured there will be an adequate supply of essential items in all states hit by floods brought by the northeast monsoon.
Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Fuziah Salleh said this is because the ministry has issued a special licence to wholesalers to increase the stock of these items by up to 30 per cent.
“We have been preparing for at least two months now and we know that Kelantan is currently inundated by floodwater, which makes it difficult for supplies to be brought in, but there is no need to worry because they (wholesalers) there are already prepared with stocks that we believe are sufficient.
“There will be no issue of supply cut-off in the states that were hit by floods because the supply is there,” she told reporters after the opening of ACG, as Melaka Branch’s new warehouse for storing composite barrels of liquefied petroleum gas in Tasik Utama Ayer Keroh Industrial Area here today.
Also present were Melaka KPDN director Norena Jaafar and State Fire and Rescue Department director Mohd Pisar Aziz.
The flood situation has worsened, affecting 73,390 people from 22,669 families in Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Selangor, so far.
— Bernama
