Sungai Gong has been diverted so that it runs right between a metalworks factory along Jalan Batu Arang (B27), near Bandar Country Homes.
RIVERINE areas in Klang Valley, particularly in Selangor, have an estimated buffer area between five and 30 metres but with rapid development over the years, changing river alignments and Drainage and Irrigation Department’s (DID) lack of enforcement, businesses and industries have ended up right beside a river.
As a result, there has been an increase in incidents of river contamination and illegal dumping.
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