Penang infrastructure, transport and digital committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said three of the five projects are short-term projects in the Sungai Bakap state constituency.

He said the projects, under a state allocation, would be implemented by the Penang irrigation and drainage department (DID).

“The three short-term projects are in Kampung Changkat Dain, Kampung Besar and Kampung Sepulau, involving a total implementation value estimated at RM200,000 for each project and benefitting 150 families in the areas involved.

“All three projects will begin at the end of this month and are expected to be completed in three months,” he told a media conference here.

Also present were Nibong Tebal MP and education minister Fadhlina Sidek, and deputy chief minister Mohamad Abdul Hamid.

According to Zairil, the projects would include work to upgrade the riverbanks of Sungai Baong, Sungai Buaya and Sungai Junjung as well as river dredging, river widening and building Gabion retaining walls at all three rivers.

Meanwhile, he said the two long-term projects to be implemented under an allocation by the federal government totalling RM246.5 million, are the Lembangan Sungai Jawi flood mitigation project and the Sungai Kechil flood mitigation project.

He said over 10,000 families affected by floods in the Jawi and Sungai Bakap constituencies are expected to benefit from the projects, which will also help reduce the frequency of floods.