Drain Deepening Work In Progress

Residents of Taman Paik Siong in Puchong, who had endured years of flood woes, can now look forward to flood-free days as deepening and cleaning works are being done on the drainage system.

The drain deepening and cleaning project is being carried out by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) after much urging by Selangor senior state executive councillor and Kinrara assemblyman Teresa Kok.

For over a decade, the residential area has suffered from floods each time there is a heavy downpour.

Due to Taman Paik Siong’s locality at a lower ground level, water from the higher neighbouring areas like Bukit Kuchai would gush into the housing area, leaving many homes inundated by as much as a metre high or more of water.

The residents have complained endlessly over the years about the flooding situation but not much had been done to resolve the woes, until the deepening works now.

Teresa said she was happy to announce the good news to residents in Taman Paik Siong and also at Section 3 Taman Perindustrian Kinrara that the flood problem would be a thing of the past.

“I often received many calls to my office from angry residents whenever a flood happens,” Teresa said during a visit to the area.

“After doing the much-needed urging, the council is now at least remedying the situation by cleaning up rubbish clogged in the drain, which is one of the contributing factors towards flood,” she said.

Source: The Star, 26 September 2008