SHAH ALAM, Nov 29 — Flood victims have been advised to move to temporary relief centres (PPS) to ensure they are eligible to receive RM1,500 in aid, said state executive councillor for disaster management Mohd Najwan Halimi.
He said this is necessary as the aid, comprising RM500 from the state and RM1,000 from the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), is only for registered victims.
“The condition is that they must be registered and sheltered at PPS. Some victims are sheltering at relatives’, friends’ homes… so it is difficult to track them and give them aid. Usually, for those at the PPS, we have their data to facilitate aid delivery.
“However, if there is a pressing need for victims not housed at PPS, we will look into it. We will try to help them to the best of our ability. It is just better if all victims are registered at PPS,” he said when met after launching the Selangor Entrepreneur Expo (SelBiz) here today.
Najwan also said that to ensure optimal coordination for flood aid, leaves for senior officers, including department heads, district officers, and local authority heads, have been frozen until December 15.
“We are worried there could be an emergency. We want (senior officers) around to make things smoother, that’s why we’re taking precautions. We want better coordination for all victims.
“The state government will continue to monitor (the floods) periodically. Several state executive councillors have visited PPS today to greet flood victims,” he said.
On post-flood efforts, the Kota Anggerik assemblyman said Team Selangor and Selangor Volunteer (SERVE) members have been mobilised for cleanup, but added that these teams are only focusing on buildings and facilities like mosques, surau and community halls.
“For residents’ homes, we must consider various factors … sometimes residents aren’t comfortable with external volunteers, so we focus their tasks and roles on cleaning public facilities,” Najwan said.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) InfoBencana portal, Selangor’s flood evacuee toll has risen to 4,416 people from 1,225 families, currently housed at 33 PPS — 14 in Kuala Selangor, nine in Sepang, five in Kuala Langat, three in Sabak Bernam, and two in Klang.
