basin water blog

Flood is a social problem and should be solved as an integrated flood management. Technical or engineering approached, through the construction of civil engineering (physical) infrastructures,  only give a partial solurion.  Mathematical modeling couple with geographic information and communication technology is a tool for integrated flood management, including flood fighting (real time), planning, and development.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in December 1st, 2008, between Sarawak River Board (SRB) and Usains Holding Sdn Bhd for Study on Inventory and Monitoring Programme. The study is a year long that focus on Sarawak River, amongst others to enhance the telemetry system, and it will cost Rm 300,000. According to Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom, the Chairman of SRB, budget for study is a federal finance from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. It is expected that more finance will be available for other big rivers in Sarawak. Detailed information on the project components were elaborated by Dr. Lai Sai Hin from the River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research ( REDAC, one of research center from University Sains Malaysia) as follows: To monitor and give warning on river polluting activities, such as illegal dumping To create a river profile for navigational and sediment control, and connect it with a digital network at the SRB headquarters. To develop a network for a...

Inventory of water resources development studies in Sarawak: Miri-Bintulu Regional Planning Study (1977) Kuching Urban and Regional Master Plan Study (1974) Bintulu Regional Master Plan Study (1977) Prefeasibility Study for Limbang Valley River Basin (1979) Master Plan for Power System Development (1980) Feasibility Report – Samarahan River Basin Development (1981) National Water Resources Study (1982) Bakun Hydro-Electric Project – Feasibility Report (1983) Master Plan Study for Sewerage and Drainage System for Bintulu and its Environs (1984) Feasibility Study for the Master Plan for Rural Water Supply Coastal Region of Sarawak (1986) Plan Study for Coastal and Riverine Transport in Sarawak (1990) Sarawak Water Resources Study Projects (1995) Sebangan Bajong Agricultural Development Project, Preliminary Design Report Volume 1 – 5, Government of Malaysia (1995) Miri Town Drainage Master Plan Study, DID (1996) Feasibility Study for a Multi Purpose Dam on Sungai Sarawak K...

Map of Sarawak River Basins Sarawak State is part of Borneo island and has been divided into 21 river basins, as follows: Kayan, 1,645 km2 Sg. Sarawak, 2,375 km2 Samarahan, 1,090 km2 Sadong, 3,550 km2 Lupar, 6,510 km2 Saribas, 2,200 km2 Krian, 1,500 km2 Lower and Upper Rajang, 47,880 km2 Oya, 2,195 km2 Mukah, 2,275 km2 Balingian, 2,510 km2 Tatau, 5,260 km2 Kemena, 6,100 km2 Similajau, 660 km2 Suai, 1,540 km2 Niah, 1,280 km2 Sibuti, 1,020 km2 Baram, 22,930 km2 Limbang, 3,950 km2 Trusan, 2,615 km2 Lawas, 1,050 km2. for more information please visit https://did.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/webpage_view/315

Papua Island at Indonesian side, which also called Irian Jaya has an area of 422,000 sq km. Currently it is divided into four river basins: 1. Wasi - Kale - Omb 2. Memberamo 3. Eilanden - Edera 4. Digul - Bikuma

Sulawesi Island covers an area of 191,000 sq.km, which is divided into 17 river basins, as follows: 1. Ronowangko - Tondano 2. Bolango Bone 3. Randangan - Paguyaman 4. Bual - Lamburu 5. Parigi - Poso 6. Bongka - Malik 7. Lombok - Mantawa 8. Loa - Tambolako 9. Palu - Lariang 10. Lasolo - Sampora 11. Poleang - Roraya 12. Towari - Susuo 13. Kaluku - Karama 14. Pampangan - Kalaena - Larona 15. Sadang 16. Walanae - Cenranae 17. Jeneberang