SUNGAI SIPUT FLASH FLOOD

Flash flood in Sg. Siput  town on 26.4.2017 evening

Flash flood is a normal phenomena in certain parts of Sungai Siput for past years! Sungai Siput town (after PETRON), entrance to Kg. Bahagia, Taman Shangri-La and Kg. Veersamy are the areas affected. 

Flash flood happened in Sungai Siput due to logging activities in the nearby forest - K/B Sg. Buloh recently. The rain brings along laterite from the hill which silted the river. No proper maintenance of the rivers e.g. widening and deepening. Human factor is the other cause of the flash flood too. 

Many ponds has been filled up for housing purposes, retention ponds are not proper maintain, no monitoring of water level in Taman Shangri-La and Lintang Makmur pond and lack of open space for temporary water storing are the other factors causes the flash flood.  

TAMAN LINTANG MAKMUR FLASH FLOOD

 

Flash flood occur in Taman Lintang Makmur, Sungai Siput for the first time in 9 years. The flash flood is due to overflow of the Lintang Makmur pond which act as the retention pond. The water level in Lintang Makmur pond has been above normal level for the past 3 weeks.