Background

The Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS), formerly known as the Drainage and Drainage Department (JPT), was established in 1932 at the federal level and was followed by the establishment in of departments at the state level. As a result, the Negeri Sembilan Drainage and Drainage Department (JPT) was established in 1964. This department, at the initial stage of its establishment, was only responsible for 3 main functions, namely irrigation, drainage and river maintenance, with a focus on providing infrastructure for rice cultivation and agricultural drainage systems, as well as being responsible for maintaining rivers.

Now, the development projects of this department are largely focused on flood management projects to create a comfortable and flood-free environment. Apart from that, this department implements river improvement projects under the river basin management program.

This department also plays a role in control and prevention efforts by providing advisory services in the field of natural drainage to each land development project to ensure that the planned development does not cause drainage problems that can contribute to the possibility of flooding.

Sea reclamation projects and coastal erosion control projects under coastal zone engineering also play a role in conserving the Port Dickson coastline to ensure the comfort of the tourism sector.

The role of hydrology in carrying out work to collect and compile hydrological data from rainfall stations, water level, evaporation, sediment discharge and river water quality also makes a great contribution.

In the field of irrigation, the department has provided infrastructure for irrigation schemes, the restoration of abandoned rice fields under the MOA Inc. program, the restoration of fish ponds and shrimp farming.