Kerosakan sekolah akibat banjir gelombang pertama dianggar RM10 juta - Mahdzir

Nilai kerosakan harta benda sekolah-sekolah di Kelantan, Terengganu dan Sabah yang dilanda banjir gelombang pertama pada Disember lepas dianggarkan mencecah RM10 juta.

Menteri Pendidikan Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid berkata beliau belum mendapat laporan lengkap mengenai nilai kerosakan sekolah semasa gelombang kedua banjir di Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Perak dan Sabah awal bulan ini.

"Bagi gelombang kedua banjir, kita menjangka jumlah nilai kerosakan mungkin lebih tinggi berbanding gelombang pertama. Kita akan ambil tindakan serta-merta untuk membaiki kesemua sekolah yang terjejas.

"Bagaimanapun, kita tak sempat lagi membaiki kerosakan sekolah akibat gelombang pertama banjir walaupun kita sudah menghantar waran peruntukan ke sana," kata Mahdzir kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Sambutan Jubli Emas 50 Tahun Felda Lubuk Merbau, di sini, hari ini.

Beliau berkata kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan sambutan Jubli Emas 50 Tahun Felda Lubuk Merbau dekat Kuala Nerang, Kedah.

Banjir itu turut menyebabkan berpuluh-puluh sekolah ditutup hingga menjejaskan lebih 15,000 pelajar di Kelantan dan Terengganu.

Dalam pada itu, beliau yang juga Anggota Parlimen Padang Terap mencadangkan supaya tanah kuarters guru sekolah kebangsaan lubuk merbau diserahkan kepada Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (Felda) bagi tujuan pembangunan rumah generasi kedua Felda Lubuk Merbau.

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