Gabion wall installation at Kg Tok Kaya riverbanks / Nur Aina Lylia Husa

The history of Department of Irrigation and Drainage Kelantan ( Jabatan Pengairan Dan Saliran JPS ) started on 1st January 1932. At first, it was called as Jabatan Parit dan Tali Air ( JPT ) and was centered in Jabatan Kerja Raya Kelantan, Jalan Kuala Krai. In 1979, JPT Kelantan had been transfered at Wisma JPT, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra. After several years, the JPT’s name is exchange into Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran ( JPS ) as it called nowadays. In 27th March 2004, Department of Irrigation and Drainage Kelantan is transferred from Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries to Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. To enhance roles and responsibility of Department of Irrigation and Drainage Kelantan, government decide to build up Pejabat Jurutera Jajahan in every district.