135 Jurnal Kejuruteraan SI 4(2) 2021: 135-139 https://doi.org/10.17576/jkukm-2021-si4(2)-20 Implementation of Early Warning System in Kampung Jenagor, Kuala Berang as an Effort to Increase Human Resilience Towards Flood Disaster (Pelaksanaan Sistem Amaran Awal di Kampung Jenagor, Kuala Berang sebagai Usaha Meningkatkan Daya Ketahanan terhadap Bencana Banjir) Azrul Ghazali a* , Sivadass Thiruchelvam a , Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha a , Rahsidi Sabri Muda b , Nora Dato’ Yahya a , Hasril Hasini a , Ng Yu Jin a & Fatin Faiqa Norkhairi a a Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia b TNB Research Sdn. Bhd., Kawasan Industri Penyelidikan, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia *Corresponding author: azrulg@uniten.edu.my Received 20 March 2021, Received in revised form 19 April 2021 Accepted 30 September 2021, Available online 31 October 2021 ABSTRACT Residents living downstream of Kenyir dam (Stesen Janaelektrik Sultan Mahmud) are at risk of being flooded due to overflow through spillway, or worst, dam breaks. The nearest community to Kenyir dam is Kampung Jenagor (Kampung Jenagor) residents. A disaster preparedness action plan was proposed to equip the residents with essential knowledge on how to respond to such disaster and how to safely evacuate to designated safe havens. This paper presents one key element of the mentioned action plan, which is to develop and install a flood disaster early warning system. The system is aimed to effectively disseminate warning to Kampung Jenagor residents and ensure that there is a constant state of preparedness. The paper discusses the fundamentals of effective warning dissemination and basic design of Kampung Jenagor’s early warning system. Keywords: Disaster preparedness; early warning system ABSTRAK Penduduk yang tinggal di hiliran empangan Kenyir (Stesen Janaelektrik Sultan Mahmud) mempunyai risiko banjir yang berpunca dari limpahan air empangan melalui alur limpah, atau yang lebih teruk, apabila berlakunya empangan pecah. Komuniti yang paling hampir dengan empangan Kenyir adalah penduduk Kampung Jenagor (Kampung Jenagor). Satu pelan tindakan kesiapsiagaan menghadapi bencana telah diusulkan untuk melengkapkan penduduk dengan ilmu pengetahuan penting berkaitan dengan cara bertindak balas menghadapi bencana banjir dan seterusnya berpindah ke tempat selamat. Makalah ini membentangkan satu elemen penting dalam pelan tindakan kesiapsiagaan tersebut, iaitu penghasilan dan pemasangan sistem amaran awal bencana banjir. Sistem ini bertujuan untuk menyebarkan amaran banjir kepada penduduk Kampung Jenagor secara efektif dan untuk memastikan tahap kesiapsiagaan bencana yang berterusan. Makalah ini membincangkan perkara asas mengenai penyebaran amaran yang efektif dan reka bentuk sistem amaran awal di Kampung Jenagor. Kata kunci: Kesiapsiagaan bencana; sistem amaran awal INTRODUCTION Officially opened in 1987, Kenyir dam has been a good provider of green electricity. The dam is 150 m in height above foundation, with a crest length of 800 m. It has the capacity to store 13 600 million cubic meters of water with maximum flood level at 153 m. Its large reservoir also served as flood mitigation purposes, which is to decrease or eliminate impacts of flooding to the communities living downstream of the dam.