The Prime Minister said the matter was emphasised at the Third Meeting of the National Water Council 2021 which he chaired virtually.
He said the meeting also emphasised the water sector transformation agenda - carried out under the 12th Malaysia Plan to 15MP - that would make the water sector an economic enabler and a generator of dynamic growth by 2040. "Disruption to these facilities or components will affect the entire flood mitigation system which includes the main components, namely the rivers and retention ponds," he added.