Its chairman Wong Kah Woh said the proceedings would focus on preventing repeated floods in certain areas with an allocated budget of RM329.33 million.
In a press conference, Wong said the federal territories ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) would be called to assist in the matter.
“We will summon Shahidan Kasim and Rosida Jaafar,” he said, referring to the federal territories minister and the ministry secretary-general.
He added that the decision to call them was made following the tabling of the Auditor-General’s Report 2021 (LKAN) in Parliament today.
Auditor-general Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid supported PAC’s decision to call on the relevant authorities to provide clarity on the reasons behind frequent flooding, particularly in Kuala Lumpur.
“It is important to ascertain why floods are happening repeatedly,” he said.
Several areas in the capital were hit by flash floods in April and May following a downpour.
According to the auditor-general’s report, flood mitigation management in the city had not yet achieved its objectives based on the scope and audit samples of six of the 23 projects under the Kuala Lumpur city rainwater management drainage system master plan.
DBKL also had not fully implemented proposed short-term flood mitigation measures (2018-2022) under the master plan, causing the problem of flash floods to remain unresolved.
“Furthermore, there are weaknesses in aspects of programme management, including the appointment of contractors, contract administration, maintenance work as well as components and configuration of flood reservoirs and recreation ponds,” the audit report said.
According to Bernama, the auditor-general proposed that DBKL implement flood mitigation projects in a balanced and consistent manner by taking into account the consultants’ proposals and the requirements of “hotspot projects”.
Wong also said the PAC would present its report on the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (TLDM) procurement of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), in the Dewan Rakyat tomorrow.
“The updated document will make it easier for the public to understand the issues reported.”