Kampung Sageng riverbank works reach 24.95%, well behind September target

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The RM40.8 million riverbank protection project at Kampung Sageng in Simunjan had reached 24.95% completion on Sept 25, against a scheduled 68.77%. That leaves a gap of 43.82 percentage points—not 43.82% of work that has been cancelled.

The project covers 968 metres of riverbank protection intended to reduce erosion risks near residential settlements. After inspecting it on Sept 29, Batang Sadong MP Rodiyah Sapiee asked the contractor for a clear recovery plan. Technical adjustments prompted by actual river conditions were cited as a factor in the slower progress.

A separate scheme, the RM22.34 million Simunjan Flood Mitigation Plan Phase 1, was further along at 70.09% on the same reporting date. That scheme covers a wider drainage and flood-control package: drainage upgrades, a retention pond, deepening Sungai Kelka and tidal control gates.

April 2027 was given as the expected completion for that flood-mitigation scheme, subject to an extension-of-time decision. It was not announced as a fixed completion date for the Kampung Sageng riverbank project.

For residents, the two progress figures should not be mixed together: one concerns protection along a particular stretch of riverbank, while the other covers a separate flood-mitigation system. The next update that matters is the riverbank contractor’s recovery programme and whether the remaining flood-control work meets its revised timetable. Neither reported percentage means the full protection is already in place.