IRDA work on sewage treatment and flood mitigation in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Flood mitigation and the construction of a sewage treatment plant will form the basis of Iskandar Regional Development Authority's restoration of Sungai Segget
The restoration and development of Sungai Segget will be carried out later this year in accordance with the Johor Baru Transformation Plan and the project will be focussing on flood mitiagtion and waste treatment.
Works to treat the effluents before the water flows into Sungai Segget is scheduled to start as soon as the construction of the sewage treatment plant is complete.
Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) CEO Datuk Ismail Ibrahim said at the inaugural Iskandar Malaysia Metropolis Forum 2013 here recently that the cleaning of Sungai Segget, and flood mitigation works, will begin between the third and last quarter of the year.
The RM270 million rehabilitation programme for Sungai Segget, funded by the Federal Government, will also see the riverfront getting a facelift as there is a landscaping plan which will transform the city into a tourist destination.
It would be akin to "Little Venice" and the work is scheduled to be completed in 24 months.
However, Ismail said that before the physical aspects of the transformation can take place, IRDA would need to engage with the public who work or have businesses fronting t
he river.
The Johor Baru Transformation Plan will see pedestrians getting priority over motorists and there is a planned upgrade in smart traffic management.
The Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) is a Malaysian Federal Government body and is tasked with regulating and driving various stakeholders towards realising the vision of developing Iskandar Malaysia into a sustainable metropolis of international standing.
