IPOH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has channelled contributions to 164 families in Taman Klebang Jaya and Taman Meru 2C whose houses were affected by a storm last week.
The contributions of between RM700 and RM1,400 each were handed over by his senior political secretary Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin at the Taman Klebang Jaya community hall and Taman Meru multipurpose hall.
He said the contributions were to ease the burden of the victims and help them repair the damage caused by the storm.
“The aid is also aimed at expressing the sympathy and responsibility of the Prime Minister, who is the Tambun MP, to the people in the constituency that he represents.
“Although always busy with his duty, he always cares and wants to know about what is happening in his constituency.
“When such incidents occur, he doesn’t wait long to ask us what kind of assistance has been given and action taken,” he told reporters yesterday, Bernama reported.
Shamsul Iskandar said Anwar had instructed all disaster and safety-related agencies and the state disaster management committee to always be on the alert to face any uncertain weather conditions such as storms and floods.
“This instruction was issued to the relevant agencies, especially the police, Fire and Rescue Department and all state disaster management committees so that they are always prepared for unpredictable weather conditions during the end of the year,” he said.
