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Question: Stormwater Management Strategy
Answer: 1.0 Drainage Masterplan Studies
Since 1993, the government has commissioned drainage master plan studies for Kuching, Sibu and Miri. These studies comprehensively examined the adequacy of the existing drainage systems and developed short to long term drainage improvement measures to meet the current standards and the future needs.
The drainage master plan also provides various government departments with the necessary details and tools to plan and regulate future urban development to minimise the occurrence of flash flooding.
Various drainage studies have been carried out either for a town or for a catchment area. These studies are:-
Miri Town Drainage Master Plan Study
Sibu Town Drainage Master Plan Study
Sg. Sarawak Environmental Control and River Management Study
Kuching City Drainage Master Plan Study
Sg. Siol Catchment Drainage Master Plan
Sg. Maong Planning & Development Study
Sg. Kuap Catchment Drainage & Flood Mitigation Study
Sg. Sarawak Flood Mitigation Option Study (draft final report)
2.0 Structural Measures
Structural measures are one of the fundamental components of the flood prevention strategy. DID is delivering drainage improvement works under the following categories, which are at dfferent stages of planning, design and construction.
2.1 Flood Mitigation Projects
The Department has been deploying concerted efforts to relieve the flooding problem in the State. Many flood mitigation programs were initiated. These programs include a series of major river improvement projects that provide the primary drainage network to alleviate the flooding problems. One of the example of this effort was the improvement works for Sg. Seduan in Sibu in the Seventh Malaysia Plan.
2.2 Urban Drainage Projects
This program involves local drainage improvement to the trunk drainage system. Under the Seventh Malaysia Plan, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage has implemented 39 drainage improvement projects throughout the state. Among them are Sg. Padungan Drainage Improvement Works, Sg. Siol Catchment Drainage Improvement, etc..
Under the Eighth Malaysia plan, RM 82.198 million has been allocated for urban drainage improvement projects to mitigate the flash flooding problem.
(Source: Department of Irrigation and Drainage Sarawak, 06 May 2020)
Source Link: https://did.sarawak.gov.my/page-0-118-98-Resource-Centre-Stormwater-Management.html