BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Brunei has revealed plans to construct more flood mitigation infrastructure, a government minister said on Monday.
The efforts to reduce floods include building more retention ponds, widening drains and rivers, introducing water control gates, and enhancing pumping systems, Haji Muhammad Juanda, Brunei's minister of development, said at the Legislative Council meeting.
The minister said that the construction of retention ponds has significantly reduced the occurrence of floods. In the previous development plan, 21 retention ponds were built at a cost of 80 million Brunei dollars (60.1 million U.S. dollars).
These efforts reflect the government's commitment to addressing challenges caused by floods in the future, according to the minister.
Brunei is located on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, where the monsoon climate brings heavy rainfall. The government is committed to protecting the public from natural disasters such as floods. ■
