‘Submersible pumps commonly used at sluice gates due to higher drainage capacity’

The Taman Sri Muda sluice gate came under scrutiny during the floods in December last year. — Filepic

THE type of pumps used at sluice gates in rivers would depend on the pump’s capacity and the amount of water that needs to be drained to prevent overflow and flooding, the state assembly was told.

State infrastructure and public amenities, agriculture modernisation and agro-based industry committee chairman Izham Hashim said there were various types of pumps suitable for use at sluice gates and to pump out water in flooded areas.