Klang council to build pump house in Taman Bayu Perdana

Tan checking the monsoon drain in Jalan Batu Unjur 1, Klang, where a pump house is expected to be built. — KK SHAM/The Star

CONSTRUCTION of a pump house in Taman Bayu Perdana, Klang, will start next month and be completed by year end.

The facility with two pumps will be built along Jalan Batu Unjur 1 and costs an estimated RM1mil.

Klang Municipal Council (MPK) Engineering Department director Zamri Othman said the pump house would help minimise the potential of water overflowing from a monsoon drain along a 700m stretch.

Taman Bayu Perdana, he said, was susceptible to flash floods due to it being on lower ground.

Both the residential and commercial areas in Jalan Batu Unjur 1 are badly affected.

Zamri said water from the monsoon drain would flow into residential drains and enter the compound including the back portion of most houses.

“A contractor for the project has been appointed.

“Based on the consultant’s suggestion, a 22.5m-long pipe would be installed underground across the main road of Jalan Batu Unjur to divert surface water runoff.

“The pumps will help push the water across into the drain at Lorong Sentosa 6, Taman Bayu Tinggi,” he explained.

Zamri added that water from the monsoon drain at Lorong Sentosa 6 would flow into a retention pond 550m away, sandwiched between Persiaran Batu Nilam and Jalan Sentosa 5 in Taman Bayu Tinggi, and ultimately to Sungai Aur.

Resident Tan Ah Hock, who has lived in Taman Bayu Perdana since 1998, said the project must be completed before October when the rainy season was due to start.

“Flash floods have plagued this area for more than two decades.

“Residents want MPK to address the issue in the whole neighbourhood, not just a small area,” he said.

He added that drain maintenance was not carried out according to schedule.

Tan said drains at Solok Batu Unjur 3, Lorong Batu Unjur 3, Lorong Batu Unjur 3A, Solok Batu Unjur 3B and back lanes needed to be desilted at least twice a month.

“Contractors are paid each month but work is not carried out,” he claimed.

Nazri Kamsah, 49, said residential drains were filled with vegetation, impeding water flow.

“Some drains are broken too and need to be repaired and replaced,” he said.

MPK Environmental Services Department director Zaireezal Ahmad Zainuddin said he would look into the complaints.