Drainage project to tackle flash floods in Gombak completed

Lai (third from right), Lau (second from right) and Nasaruddin (fourth from right) checking the concrete water sump with residents of both villages. — SAMUEL ONG/The Star

Residents from two villages in Gombak can now heave a sigh of relief after the completion of a drainage upgrading project to reduce, if not resolve, the flash flood problem that plagued both villages.

Previously, Kampung Lee Kong Chian and Kampung Kerdas experienced flash floods whenever there was a downpour.