Diversion of stormwater twice its handling capacity averted major floods in KL centreTHE Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) tunnel diverted five million cubic metres of water – despite three million cubic metres being its maximum capacity – to prevent major floods in KL city centre over the weekend. The combined storage capacity of the SMART tunnel is three million cubic metres of water – equivalent to 2,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. The five million cubic metres of water were diverted from Sungai Klang and Sungai Ampang to the Taman Desa Reservoir. The SMART tunnel serves as a climate mitigation infrastructure and a showcase of Malaysia’s technological innovation. To date, the SMART Tunnel has diverted floodwaters on 40 occasions for Mode 3 and Mode 4, and averted an estimated RM1.4bil in public damage.

Source: The Star December 22, 2021 12:43 UTC