Taman Sri Muda residents have petitioned Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari to demand better flood management, claiming that the flash flood on Nov 8 was caused by negligence from the Selangor Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID).
Taman Sri Muda Zone D residents’ association president Andrew de Silva presented the petition and spoke on behalf of residents at a press conference today, which was held right in front of the water lock that mitigates the Klang River in Shah Alam.
“The recent flash flood that hit us could have been easily prevented as there is an officer from the Selangor DID who usually controls the gates at the water lock.
“However, the officer was not monitoring the gates that day and was half an hour late because of the heavy rain.
“By the time he arrived, Sri Muda’s Zone D was already flooded,” the association’s president claimed.