KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — The design process for the Phase 2 Sungai Langat flood mitigation plan is expected to be finalised in September, said Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad.
He said the project, which was approved under the Fifth Rolling Plan (RP5) of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) for 2025, is currently in the detailed design preparation phase.
As of January this year, its design progress remained at the conceptual stage.
He added that a consultant was appointed on May 9, 2025, for a service period from May 19, 2025, to August 19, 2032, to prepare the design and supervise the project’s implementation.
“In terms of implementation, the land acquisition process can only begin after the detailed design has been finalised.
“This is because the actual alignment and flood mitigation components, such as the locations of retention ponds, river widening works, and access routes, can only be accurately determined at that stage,” he said during the question and answer session in the Dewan Negara today.
He was responding to a question from Senator Tiew Way Keng regarding the current progress of the flood mitigation project, as well as the measures taken to prevent delays in its implementation.
Tiew also sought clarification on whether the government plans to tighten approval requirements to prevent new developments from exacerbating flash flood incidents.
The Phase 2 Sungai Langat project, Package 1 in Hulu Langat, involves an allocation of RM512 million.
