Volume of rubbish in Sungai Gombak affecting water quality

(From left) Ng, Selangor DID deputy director (Development 1) Mohd Azmin Husin and Azmi looking at the accumulated rubbish at one of the log booms at Sungai Gombak during the launch of the River of Life – Public Outreach Programme Phases 3B and 4 in Kampung Kerdas, Gombak. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star

SUNGAI Gombak is choked with rubbish and the water quality in the surrounding area is under threat.

Selangor Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) has already removed 35 tonnes of rubbish from the river so far this year.