BY PRIYA MENON

The recent flood destroyed much of Ngs furniture.

WHEN Andy Ng, an IT manager, moved out of flood-ridden Taman Sentosa, Klang, he thought he had left his watery woes behind.

To his dismay, his new home in Setia Impian was also flood-prone.

It has flooded more than six times in the last one year since he moved in.

Ng’s house and three other units located on the lower end of Jalan Setia Impian U13/7H get flooded each time it rains heavily.

Most of the time, the water only comes up to his car porch, but the last torrential rains forced water into his home, destroying Ng’s furniture and causing roughly RM2,000 of damage.

“I moved out of Taman Sentosa because I was fed up with the constant floods, but now I am again plagued by the same problem,” said a frustrated Ng.

He said the water only subsided after the rain stopped.

The water was ankle-deep at Ng's house after a recent downpour.

The walls on his car porch showed signs of flooding, with black water marks evident and the paint peeling off.

He said the drain opening along the street was too small to cope with the rush of water coming downstream during a storm.

Setia Impian 7 Residents Association committee member Joyce Hu said some 54 houses along Jalan Setia Impian U13/7D also suffered the same fate.

She said it was odd that only these two streets were affected by floods even though there were other neighbourhoods, including Setia Impian 8, on lower ground.

Setia Impian 8 is located just opposite these two streets.

However, they seem unaffected by the problem.

Residents suspect the drains in front of the houses were rarely cleaned.

When a drain outlet was opened up for inspection, it was found to be filled with sand and stones.

The affected residents hope the council will rectify the problem soon since the entire neighbourhood and the facilities had already been handed over to Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) last year.

When contacted MBSA corporate communications head Shahrin Ahmad said the council's Engineering Department officers had already paid a visit to the area.

“Based on their observation, they have decided to widen the drain inlets to enable rainwater to flow more efficiently,” he added.

The council's Public Cleansing Department had also gone down to the ground to check on the cleanliness of the drains.

Shahrin said MBSA had instructed its contractors to clean the drains according to schedule.

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