Working 10 hours daily to keep river filth-free

Dirty end of the stick: Irrigation and Drainage Department workers cleaning up the rubbish at the rubbish trap installed along Sungai Pinang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Sometimes, you will be turned off by what you see in Sungai Pinang after a downpour.

You may come across a refrigerator, tree trunks, chairs, mattresses and even carcasses in the river.