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Operations and Maintenance Works Carried out in Past Years on Flood Prevention

 

Table C1 Volume of silt removed from stormwater drains and drainage channels and the associated expenditure

Financial Year
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
Recurrent expenditure ($ million)
98.9
127.8
137.5
140.9
134.7
Volume of silt removed (m3)
259,000
215,500
258,600
398,300
264,500

 

Table C2 Flooding complaints received and dealt with


Year
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Flooding complaints (No,)
916
638
242
684
350
466
449

 

Table C3 Complaints on blockage of stormwater drains received and dealt with

Year
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Length of SWD under management (km)
1,556
1,597
1,631
1,711
1,747
1,943
1,967
2,006
2,057
2,103
2,211
2,321
SWD complaints (No.)
14,236
13,019
13,675
14,491
14,365
15,741
16,656
16,605
17,864
16,348
17,920
17,259

 

Table C4 Desilting of main watercourses

Financial Year
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
Designated main watercourses
cleansed (km)
11.8
13.4
12.8
29.3
22.6