THE Communications and Digital Ministry told telecommunication companies (telcos) to install generators in flood hotspots.

Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching said this is to prevent communication services in flood-prone areas from disruptions.

She said the ministry will work with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and telcos to ensure communication is not interrupted. 

“We have also asked telecommunications companies to improve the hardening of their telecommunication towers and relocate them to higher areas so that services are not interrupted during floods,” she told Bernama after visiting flood victims at the SJKC Bukit Batu temporary relief centre in Kulai today. 

She was commenting on measures being taken by the government to prevent telecommunication access disruptions in flood-affected areas. 

Teo said based on information she received, there are two Orang Asli villages in Johor so far that have experienced telecommunication service disruptions due to the ongoing floods – Chaah in Segamat and Kampung Peta in Endau – and said her ministry is working on resolving the issue. – Bernama, March 2, 2023.