More funds needed to resolve flood woes at Batu Tiga station

The frequent flooding at the Batu Tiga station has severely affected rail services and caused hardship to thousands of commuters. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, June 10, 2015.

The Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) has said that more funding is needed to solve the long-standing flood woes at the Batu Tiga KTM Komuter Station in Shah Alam, Selangor, The Star Metro reported today.

MPSJ president Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan said the council needed money to widen the culverts located next to the train station as the narrow drainage system was no longer able to cope during a downpour.

“The drainage system is 30 to 40 years old and needs to be widened to help ease the flood problems at Batu Tiga,” The Star Metro quoted him as saying.

Nor Hisham hoped the Selangor government would consider providing additional allocation to overcome the flooding problem.

The floods at the train station happen once every couple of weeks especially during the monsoon season, the report said.

Apart from MPSJ, Nor Hisham said the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) and KTM Bhd (KTMB) were also assisting in the short-term mitigation plan.

He said DID would monitor and clean the nearby Sungai Damansara tributary.

A KTMB spokesman said the flooding problem had been affecting the station for a very long time and the company would help in cleaning up the drain.

“The floods are caused by bad drainage and unfortunately the KTM station is caught in it.

“We cannot do any major work but will offer any assistance needed,” the report quoted her as saying.

Thousands of commuters are stranded each time the station is flooded.

There have also been instances when cars had been submerged in the flood waters.

- TMI