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Organizational arrangement : Malaysia

 

Ministry of Housing and Local Government Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Energy, Water and Communication Town and Country Planning Department Local Government Department Department of Mineral and Geosciences National Hydraulic Research Institute Department of Environment Forestry Department of Irrigation and Drainage Irrigation and Agricultural Division Sewerage Services Department National Water Services Commission (SPAN)


1. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

a. Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID)
  • River Management
  • Flood Mitigation
  • Urban Drainage
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Assessment
b. Department of Environment (DOE)
  • Pollution Control
  • Water Quality Monitoring
  • Pollution Load Inventory
c. Department of Minerals and Geology (JMG)
  • Groundwater assessment and development
d. Department of Forestry (DOF)
  • Forested Water Catchment Management
e. National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia
  • Water Resources and Climate Change Research Centre
  • Hydraulic and Instrumentation Laboratory
  • River Basin Research Centre
  • Coastal Management and Oceanography Research Centre
  • Water Quality and Environment Research Centre
  • Hydrogeology Research Centre
  • Corporate Planning Division
  • Information Management Division
  • Water Quality Laboratory
  • Management Services Division
  • Staff Strengthà Professional: 61; Support Staff: 92

2. Ministry of Agriculture

a. Division of Irrigation and Agriculture Drainage
  • Development and maintenance of Irrigation and Agriculture Infrastructures

3. Ministry of Energy, Water and Communication

a. Sewerage Services Department
  • Development and maintenance of sewerage infrastructure (that handed to the department)
b. National Water Services Commission (SPAN)
  • Regulation of water service industries- water and wastewater

4. Ministry of Housing and Local Government

a. Local Government Department
  • Guide and promote Local Authority in planning, control and implementation of development programs and municipal service.
b. Town and Country Planning Department
  • Enforce Structure and Local Plan Act
  • Develop Structure and Local Plan including river riparian special sites



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