KASA teliti permohonan RM1.7 bilion kerajaan Kelantan atasi masalah air

KOTA BHARU:Kerajaan Persekutuan menerusi Kementerian Alam Sekitar dan Air (KASA) sedang meneliti permohonan kerajaan Kelantan mendapatkan peruntukan RM1.7 bilion bagi mengatasi masalah air terawat di negeri berkenaan.

Menterinya Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man berkata kementerian itu akan memastikan masalah air di Kelantan menjadi antara keutamaan untuk diselesaikan.

"Kita sudah lihat perancangan strategik kerajaan negeri khususnya menerusi Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd (AKSB) yang melibatkan permohonan RM1.7 bilion untuk menyelesaikan masalah air... jadi kita akan teliti terlebih dahulu," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita di Majlis Sumbangan Kit Kelengkapan prosedur operasi standard (SOP) COVID-19 Kedai Gunting di The Jangots Barbershop Cawangan 2 di sini semalam yang turut dihadiri Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Demit Datuk Mumtaz Md Nawi.

Terdahulu, Tuan Ibrahim yang juga Ahli Parlimen Kubang Kerian menyampaikan sumbangan kit SOP COVID-19 Kedai Gunting kepada 30 pengusaha kedai gunting bagi Parlimen kawasan itu secara berperingkat.

Mengulas lanjut, Tuan Ibrahim berkata terdapat tiga isu utama dialami Kelantan yang menyebabkan berlaku masalah bekalan air terawat, antaranya pengurangan air tidak berhasil (NRW) agak tinggi, yang memerlukan penukaran paip.

"Selain itu, sumber bekalan air yang tidak mencukupi serta kekangan proses untuk membuat loji-loji baharu. Bagi penukaran paip, ia telah termasuk dalam perancangan dan sebahagiannya telah pun dilaksanakan," katanya.

-- BERNAMA

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.