According to Malaysia's Department of Irrigation and Drainage, the many rivers running through the country put about 9 percent of the total land area under flood risk, potentially affecting 2.7 million people. Rapid urbanization is only going to worsen the problem through rising population concentrations and at-risk infrastructure, land consumption and the channeling of water courses.
Despite substantial funding deployed in the last decades to support flood mitigation projects across Malaysia and efforts to devise innovative solutions, such as the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel, flooding still occurs frequently, especially during the northeast monsoon season (October to March).
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