Pakatan Harapan’s candidate for the state seat in Muar, Nazri Abdul Rahman, has identified solving the flood issue in Simpang Jeram as one of his priorities. With over 30 years of experience in the Muar Municipal Council, Nazri believes his understanding of floods and the drainage system in the area is thorough. He has identified Taman Mulia in Sungai Abong and in front of the Muar Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) at Batu 6 as flood hotspots, based on his time as an engineer in the council. This prompted him to choose a flood-related topic for his PhD research in hydrology systems at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM).
Nazri shared his insights with reporters after a meeting with the Muar Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans Association on Sunday (Aug 27). He mentioned that during his tenure as an engineer in the local council, they hired a consultancy company to investigate flood issues in the Simpang Jeram area. The research report is expected to be released at the end of the month, according to Nazri. The Department of Irrigation and Drainage is also conducting its own research on the matter. Nazri hopes that by combining his findings with those of the other two parties, viable solutions to the flood problem in Simpang Jeram can be proposed.
The Simpang Jeram state seat is expected to see a three-cornered fight between Nazri, Perikatan Nasional’s Dr Mohd Mazri Yahya, and Independent candidate S. Jeganathan.
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