The Star, Wednesday July 23, 2014
SL 13 residents said the dried leaves are strewn all over the road is an eyesore.
RESIDENTS in SL13, Bandar Sungai Long, Kajang are worried about the blocked sewage drain near Jalan SL 13/5.
A resident, who only wanted to be known as Low, said the drain was supposed to channel water into a retention pond about 100m away.
“The water is now stagnant in the drain and the flow is most probably blocked by overgrown bushes,” he said.
He said the blocked sewage drain had become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
“The situation has gotten worse in recent months as dirty water has stagnated in the drain.
“The SL13 Residents Association has filed a complaint with Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) to clean up the drain and the surrounding area.
“We have written to them a couple of times but they have yet to take any action,” he said.
He added that the retention pond was filled with overgrown bushes and he urged the council to trim the trees and bushes around it.
Housewife Rose Chye said she had to spray mosquito repellent day and night.
“There are mosquitoes in my house even though I kept the doors and windows closed,” she said.
She added that although there was no dengue case reported in the neighbourhood as yet, MPKj should not wait until that happened before cleaning up the area.
Apart from the blocked drain, residents are also fed up with MPKj contractors that did not pick up the garbage bags after clearing dried leaves from the road.
“The bags would be left for a few weeks before they returned to pick them up,” said Chye.
Another resident, Raj Thangavelu, complained about cracks that have been appearing around his house for the last few years.
“I can see that there is some earth movement and there are new cracks every week,” he said.
He urged MPKj to visit SL13 to take the necessary action.
A resident, who only wanted to be known as Low, said the drain was supposed to channel water into a retention pond about 100m away.
“The water is now stagnant in the drain and the flow is most probably blocked by overgrown bushes,” he said.
He said the blocked sewage drain had become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
“The SL13 Residents Association has filed a complaint with Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) to clean up the drain and the surrounding area.
“We have written to them a couple of times but they have yet to take any action,” he said.
He added that the retention pond was filled with overgrown bushes and he urged the council to trim the trees and bushes around it.
Raj showing the sewage drain near Jalan SL 13/5 which is blocked by overgrown bushes.
“There are mosquitoes in my house even though I kept the doors and windows closed,” she said.
She added that although there was no dengue case reported in the neighbourhood as yet, MPKj should not wait until that happened before cleaning up the area.
Apart from the blocked drain, residents are also fed up with MPKj contractors that did not pick up the garbage bags after clearing dried leaves from the road.
“The bags would be left for a few weeks before they returned to pick them up,” said Chye.
Another resident, Raj Thangavelu, complained about cracks that have been appearing around his house for the last few years.
“I can see that there is some earth movement and there are new cracks every week,” he said.
He urged MPKj to visit SL13 to take the necessary action.
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