Water started receding about a week ago and the entire neighbourhood was dry by Friday. But it appears that the authorities have yet to make an effort at cleaning up.
The ground is covered in silt and dirt and, at various spots, there are vehicles rendered immobile by water damage.
Most stark, however, are the high piles of refuse that have yet to be removed, assaulting the eyes and nose.
“All this rubbish left out in the open for days could cause some sort of health hazard,” said Andrew De Silva, the chairman of the Taman Sri Muda Zone D residents’ association.
“So far, nobody from MBSA (Shah Alam City Council) has come to clean up, and we’ve been calling them every day.
“We’ve been told that the clean-up is run by KDEB Waste Management, but every time we speak to them, they say they’re still working on other areas first, even though Sri Muda is like ground zero.”
The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated and is in charge of domestic waste collection and cleaning in the state.
“The only people who have been coming to help are the NGOs,” said Rajvinder Singh, a committee member of the residents’ association. “They have been removing as much rubbish as they can and helping to clean houses for free.”
FMT reporters spotted a number of vehicles belonging to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) in the area. This was a curious sight since Taman Sri Muda is about 20km from the federal territory border.
“If DBKL can come all the way here to clean, why can’t MBSA or KDEB do the same?” said Rajvinder.
Any clean-up is likely to take weeks. Many residents were seen power washing their driveways and spraying down vehicles that were lucky enough to have survived the floods.