CHUKAI: A new drainage project costing RM12mil will be built in Teluk Kalong, near Kijal, to reduce the damage from floods.

       Terengganu disaster committee deputy chairman Hanafiah Mat said that the project, funded by the Federal Government, would begin near the Teluk Kalong Affordable Housing Scheme in September, Bernama reported.

       “The project tender will be issued in July. The construction work is expected to take seven months.

       “Upon completion, the flood problems around Teluk Kalong can be minimised as there will be faster water flow to the sea,” he told reporters after the presentation of Felda Neram 2 Settlers’ land and oil palm plantation titles, which was officiated by Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar yesterday.