KUALA TERENGGANU – The federal government should get agencies under the state government involved in distributing aid to flood victims, said Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
Samsuri said the move was to avoid any overlaps in aid distribution through coordination of work between the federal and state government agencies.
The central government’s decision, he said, to completely leave the task and methods of distributing flood relief to the Federal Development Department without involving agencies under the state government will create problems that end up impacting flood victims.
“We understand that in dealing with the flood victims, there are things that require cooperation between the state and central governments. In this way, harmony can prevail and there is no overlap of assistance to the victims,” he told reporters at the Terengganu’s Polygon Cycling Team 2023 riders and sponsors introduction ceremony last night.
On December 21, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced an immediate allocation of RM50 million each to Kelantan and Terengganu after the states were hit by floods.
Meanwhile, Samsuri said the state government is in the process of preparing the list of victims who will be receiving the flood relief aid soon.
Earlier, the state government announced a cash assistance of RM1,000 to be given to about 10,000 household heads who have been affected by the unexpected severe floods on December 18. – Bernama, January 13, 2023
