A flood plan worth £250m which could stop severe flooding in Giffnock, has suffered a set back.

According to the Evening Times, the plan has been delayed until after the Commonwealth Games which don't take place until next year. As a result, the scheme will only be completed in the later half of 2017.

Around 100 homes have been affected with flood risks on a number of occasions, therefore leading Scottish Water to invest in a five-year programme to solve the problem.

However, due to the scale of the infrastructure and work involved, the process can't begin until the Commonwealth Games are finished.

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A Scottish Water spokesman said: "We fully appreciates the inconvenience that flooding can cause and we have investigated a number of options to tackle the problem in this area.

"Our preferred option is the construction of a large sewer tunnel which would remove the reliance the sewers in Giffnock have on the available capacity downstream in our system.

"This will be part of the £250m, five-year programme of investment to improve the environment and river water quality and tackle flooding in Greater Glasgow that Scottish Water announced on February 25.

"The investment to tackle this flooding in Giffnock will start after the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, though due to its scale and complexity the work isn't expected to be completed after mid-2017."

Local SNP MSP Stewart Maxwell has welcomed the announcement that the flood-prone area in Giffnock is to benefit. He was first contacted about the problem in 2009, and subsequently raised concerns with Scottish Water.

(JP/CD)