Dumping of domestic waste in Klang River costing millions of ringgit to clean

An excavator moving the waste collected at the Sungai Pinang Log Boom. — Photos: RICKY LAI/The Star

Efforts to clean up the Klang River does not seem to be bearing fruit.It still looks like a floating dumpsite, in particular the stretch between Shah Alam and Klang.

Tonnes of waste dumped into drains and streams ends up in the river, creating a negative image of the royal town.