By Naeem Raffi
SHAH ALAM, Nov 17 — The 2026 Selangor Budget has stressed on the importance of protecting the environment while maintaining the state's fast-paced growth through its sixth pillar on environmental sustainability and infrastructure excellence.
Focus has been given to bolstering Selangor's green economy, through proper management of the state's natural resources, flood mitigation works, strategic developmental projects and the provision on clean water for its residents.
This is the state's long-term commitment towards sustainability, as it strives to avoid compromising on the state's environmental well-being and the safety of its people.
Selangor's efforts under the budget's sixth pillar are as below:
Selangor Agenda for Green Economy (SAGE)
⦁ Focus on a circular economy: to reduce waste and maximise renewable energy (RM250,000)
⦁ The Selangor Biodiversity Plan (RM300,000)
⦁ The Selangor Carbon Programme that focuses on building carbon credits (RM300,000)
⦁ Youth and community programmes: recycling, restoring the water quality of rivers, composting, greening up schools and the community (RM500,000)
⦁ Continuation of the tree-planting project (which has now reached 1.88 million trees)
Selangor@100
⦁ Long-term development plans until 2057
⦁ Focus: A sustainable economy, resilient infrastructures, and building stronger and healthier future generations
⦁ Cross-sector projects: Education, technology, the green economy, mobility, food security and digital innovation
⦁ The Selangor Research Institute (SRI) to manage global engangement
⦁ RM2 million allocation
Community and Youth Programmes
⦁ Mitigate climate issues
⦁ Regenerate rivers and local ecosystems, greening up community spaces, and recycling and composting efforts through school and higher learning institution participation
⦁ RM500,000 allocation
Developing the Gombak–Hulu Langat Geopark
⦁ As Malaysia's top geotravel destination
⦁ Preparing for Unesco certification
⦁ Upgrading infrastructure: geotrails, geology galleries and public amenities
⦁ RM2 million allocation
Public infrastructure
⦁ RM130 million: reparing roads, streetlights, and drainage systems
Selangor Care Project (Projek Selangor Penyayang)
⦁ RM9 million: for general repairs at the district offices in the nine districts (structural, electrical, plumbing, piping and safety)
E-Waste Recycling (SELKitar)
⦁ Working with KDEBWM and Nestle for the SELKitar programme
⦁ KDEBWM to provide 100 Reverse Vending Machines (RVM) for public use
⦁ Recycling plastics, aluminium, paper products and used cooking oil
⦁ Offering rewards for recyclable items
⦁ KDEB 2026 allocation
Royal tour by the Raja Muda Selangor
⦁ RM9 million (SAY and Yayasan MBI): community project to improve on public amenities in the nine districts
Bridge and road projects
⦁ RM5 million: three main bridges
⦁ RM24.9 million: three new roads
⦁ RM74.35 million: four major road repairs
⦁ RM5 million: Major road paving projects using precast concrete reinforcement technology from Indonesia
Transforming public markets
⦁ RM6 million (RM3 million from the state government and RM3 million from councils): to modernise selected markets and for flood mitigation works
⦁ RM54.34 million: 17 new projects for the stae's river basins that focuses on Sungai Klang and Sungai Langat
River basin development
⦁ RM11.51 million: 10 new projects, whole-river management
Drainage and Eco-friendly Drainage Systems
⦁ RM12.89 million: Improvement works
⦁ RM500,000: Drainage plan (PISMA) for Hulu Langat
⦁ RM8.65 million (including for Rawang Integrated Pond at RM15 million): Eco-friendly drainage systems and retention ponds
Retention pond upgrades
⦁ RM5 million: To upgrade existing ponds
Upgrading beachfronts
⦁ RM4 million: Buffering up coastlines in Sabak Bernam, Kuala Selangor, and Kuala Langat
Rasau Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Phase 2
⦁ A mega, RM2.6 bilion project by Air Selangor
⦁ To produce 700 million litres per day (MLD) of treated water, to benefit 467,000 account holders
Piping replacement works
⦁ RM542.8 millon: Targeting 300km per year
⦁ 980.18 km length of pipes replaced as of August 2025
Reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW)
⦁ RM40.4 million: NRW reduced to 27 per cent
Water Treatment Plants
⦁ RM118.5 million (Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB) and Air Selangor)
Water grid connectivity
⦁ RM110.1 million: To build water connectivity in eight regions
The Air Darul Ehsan Water Scheme (SADE)
⦁ Targets households with RM6,000 income and below
⦁ RM20 million allocation
Raw Water Security Scheme (SJAM)
⦁ RM3.5 million: Defect Liability Period and overall costs
