By ELAN PERUMAL
elan@thestar.com.my
Photo by M. RAJAN | Feb 19, 2011
Shah Alam residents fuming over trash in Klang River
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Ugly sight: The Klang River near Taman Sri Muda in Shah Alam turns into a sea of trash during high tide.
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Indiscriminate dumping of rubbish by industries and residents are affecting the quality of water in the Klang River.
The dumping of rubbish in upstream areas are affecting residents living downstream.
This is apparent during high tides and rainy weather when the rubbish from Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur travel downriver to Shah Alam and Klang.
Residents in Taman Sri Muda have expressed their dissatisfaction over the presence of a “sea of rubbish” floating in the river.
They said there was so much rubbish in the river that they could hardly see the water.
S. Tamilselvan of Taman Sri Muda said the presence of the garbage in the river was a common sight in the area.
He said the river was polluted with various types of household and industrial waste that had been dumped by irresponsible people.
“It is an eyesore as we have to witness this unpleasant sight every other time. Furthermore, the water is always murky,” he said.
Another resident C. K. Lim urged the authorities to be vigilant in their bid to stop the culprits from dumping waste into the river.
He felt that the local authorities had not been doing enough to overcome the situation.
“The condition of the polluted river is in a way affecting the quality of our lives,” he said.
Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) public relations officer Shahrin Ahmad said the garbage had been dumped by people upstream.
He said the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) was responsible for the clearing up of rubbish from the river.
“We will inform them on the presence of the waste in the river so that they can start cleaning up the river,” he said.
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