DID Penampang test

The Administrative District of DID Penampang / Kota Kinabalu covers an area of approximately 815 km². It consist of the district of Daerah Kota Kinabalu with an area of 350 km² and Penampang District with an area of 465 km². Its office is located at the Penampang District Office Building Donggongon about 7 km from Kota Kinabalu.

The Administrative District of DID Penampang / Kota Kinabalu is headed by a Senior Irrigation and Drainage Engineer Grade J2. This office has a total of 42 personnels. The main duties carried out in the district are:-

• To plan and implement the Department's works in line with its policies and functions.

• To operate and maintain Irrigation Schemes. This includes minor irrigation schemes planted by farmers with small areas in order to assist their product output. The Irrigation Schemes in the district are as follows:-

• To operate and maintain major urban drainage system that includes major trunk drains. Secondary drains and drains that are in housing development are maintained by the local authority. Whereas road-side drains are maintained by the Public Works Department.

• To plan and implement river conservancy works. River conservancy is a very important traditional function of DID. Works carried out include removing debris from rivers that restrict the smooth flow, river dredging and straightening. On average the Administrative District of Penampang/Kota Kinabalu conserve 97 numbers of rivers with a total length of 218 km every year.