Thursday April 19, 2007 - The Star
KUANTAN: Following public fears after the floods in Johor, Pahang has assured that a dam it is building in Klau, near Raub, will not overflow and cause floods.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said the Klau dam was different from the Semberong dam in Johor, which is said to have caused major flooding in the state recently.
“The Semberong dam is meant to prevent flooding while Klau dam is for water supply purposes.
“The Klau dam will collect water upstream and release it during the dry season,” he said when replying to a written question by Dr Ng Keong Chye (BN – Ketari) at the state assembly here yesterday.
Adnan added that the areas affected in the building of the dam were Felda Lembah Klau, Lakum forest reserve, Sungai Temir orang asli reserve, Ladang Klau 2, 3 and 4 and the Klau Youth land scheme.
The RM3.8bil dam is part of a raw water transfer project between Pahang and Selangor to supply water to Klang Valley consumers.
To a supplementary question by Datuk Redzwan Harun (BN – Kerdau), the mentri besar said the state legal adviser had been instructed to scrutinise all agreements so as to protect the interests of Pahang and its people.
The House was also told that supervisory and enforcement measures on deviant teachings involving religions other than Islam would come under the jurisdiction of the state security committee.
State Islamic Dakwah and Special Functions Committee chairman Datuk Ahmad Munawar Abdul Jalil informed the assembly about the matter when replying to a supplementary question by Datuk Ti Lian Ker (BN – Teruntum).
Ahmad Munawar had earlier replied to a written question by Dr Abdu Rahman Ibrahim (BN – Jengka) and a supplementary question by Md Rusli Ismail (BN – Tioman) on deviant teachings among Muslims.
Met during tea break, Ti alleged that deviant teachings of non-Islamic religions were quite rampant.
If left unchecked, the issue might jeopardise harmony among the people.
He said it was not enough for the state security committee to monitor and make enforcement on the matter since it did not meet often.
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RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING using cyanide for gold extraction process not only influence bukit koman village, but is whole Raub underground water. Recently Pahang state government proposed role as the provider of water under the RM3bil Pahang-Selangor Inter-State Raw Water Transfer (ISRWT) project - Klau dam. This Klau dam is under Raub county, we affraid that leakage of cyanide will effect the Raub underground water and also Klau dam water supply. Hope that Pahang state and Selangor state government make a prufence consider.
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