TEMERLOH – Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today decreed that stilt house design be made an example for future construction of houses near a river.
He said raising houses on stilts was also one of the safety measures for the residents in the event of floods or river overflow.
“It (stilt houses) will be safer for the residents in the event of floods.
“So, any construction of houses near Sg Pahang, for example, should take into account the height (of flood-level estimates) and should be used an example to other houses along the riverbanks.”
The king said this to reporters after listening to Pahang Public Works Department director Hafizah Zakaria’s briefing at the Yayasan Al-Sultan Abdullah housekey presentation ceremony at Kampung Lompat here today.
Also present was Tengku Arif Bendahara Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri’ayatuddin Shah. – Bernama, November 18, 2021
