Is The Smart Tunnel, Smart Enough? 5 million cubic meters of water was successfully diverted by Smart Tunnel, says KASA top brass. Floods in Klang Valley could’ve been a lot worse if it wasn’t for the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart). A total of five million cubic meters (5 billion litres) of floodwater was successfully diverted from entering Kuala Lumpur using the storm drainage and road tunnel. To put things in perspective, a standard Olympic-sized swimming pool measuring 50m long and 25m wide, contains a ‘mere’ 2.5 million litres of water. Water and Environment Ministry (KASA) secretary-general Datuk Seri Ir Dr Zaini Ujang, was quoted by Sinar Harian as saying that flood-stricken Klang Valley would have been worse off without it. He said the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) has activated flood diversion
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