Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru in Puchong suffered a flash flood in April. — Filepic
NINE locations in Subang Jaya identified as flood hotspots will undergo drainage upgrades under Selangor’s “quick win” flood mitigation initiative.
Work is scheduled for completion before the northeast monsoon later this year.
The nine sites are Kampung Kenangan, Kampung Tengah, Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru, Kampung Bukit Lancong, Kampung Batu 14, Kampung Seri Aman Bestari, Kampung Seri Puchong, Seri Serdang, and at the IOI Mall stretch along the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP).
Subang Jaya mayor Datuk Amirul Azizan Abd Rahim said RM2.15mil had been allocated from the city’s Infrastructure Services Fund for the works.
“These are critical areas where we want to act fast,” he said after chairing the Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) full board meeting at its headquarters.
The state government, he said, had given approval for MBSJ and the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) to proceed with flood mitigation works.
“We will coordinate closely to ensure work is carried out simultaneously, so that there are no delays or overlaps.”
Amirul said MBSJ and DID had each submitted their list of projects to Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES), which approved the initiative during a meeting earlier in the day.
“DID has 18 projects while MBSJ has nine.
“These short-term measures are meant to reduce the flood risk while we await long-term infrastructure projects being planned by DID,” he said.
He added that a major new drainage system was also being proposed around IOI Mall in Puchong, to be implemented by DID under its long-term plan.
After the full board meeting, Amirul told reporters that a strata unit owner from Subang Perdana Goodyear Court 6 in USJ8 was fined RM800 by Subang Jaya Magistrate’s Court for failing to comply with a Strata Management Tribunal order.
The tribunal had ordered the owner to provide access for the management body to carry out repair works and to reimburse RM500 in costs within a stipulated period, he said.
“Owners who disregard tribunal awards undermine the integrity of the shared management system and burden others in the community,” he added.
On dengue, Amirul said cases in MBSJ areas dropped by 64.81% as of epidemiological week 25 this year.
A total of 1,866 positive cases were reported compared to 5,303 during the same period in 2024.
The four active dengue hotspots are PJS9/1 (Lagoon Perdana and shoplots), PJS11/26 (Sun-U Resident), Blocks H-K of Taman Puchong Perdana 4 flats and Blocks A-G of Mawar Jaya apartments in Kota Perdana KP4.
Taman Sri Puchong and Taman Equine (Jalan Putra Permai 9), Amirul said, remained listed as uncontrolled outbreak areas.
