He said this is to facilitate the state government to better mobilise these volunteers and groups.

It will ensure they focus on areas that need more assistance and would reduce congestion at relief centres, he added.

“I foresee that ahead of the Christmas celebration and the days that follow, there will be more volunteers coming in. Thus, we need to coordinate their activities.

“We are not stopping any form of assistance or volunteers from helping out. We just want to ensure proper utilisation of manpower and flood-affected areas are given equal attention,” he said in an interview with Bernama Radio today.

Amirudin said it was found that the Hulu Langat area was overcrowded yesterday after a big group of workers and volunteers converged there.

Following this, the state youth, sports and human capital committee chairman Mohd Khairuddin Othman and the Hulu Langat district officer would be meeting the parties involved to help coordinate efforts to avoid congestion which can cause inconvenience in some localities.

Earlier, Sinar Harian reported that the Selangor volunteer coordination centre had been set up to coordinate the distribution of aid and mobilisation of volunteers at the affected areas.