K Vicneswaran, a committee member of Taman Kyra Residents’ Association, called on developer Sime Darby Property to re-examine the neighbourhood’s drainage system.

He also urged the developer to halt all ongoing development work until a solution is found as future townships will also be affected by the same problem.

He also wanted the developer to compensate the residents for the losses incurred due to the floods.

“The main problem is poor township planning. We have highlighted this issue to the developer. If the drainage system is working properly, this wouldn’t be happening.

“However, the developer has pushed the blame back to the city council.

“We want Sime Darby Property and the state government to halt ongoing projects until they resolve the flood issue here,” Vicneswaran told a press conference here.

He said Taman Kyra had experienced five floods since 2021, with homes inundated with floodwaters as high as 30cm.

Vicneswaran said about 45 houses in his neighbourhood were badly affected by a flood earlier this month. Another 2,000 homes across 10 neighbourhoods were also affected by the floods.

Taman Casira Residents’ Association vice-president Zaim Aizat claimed that the floodwaters took up to 14 hours to recede, reflecting the poor drainage system.

“We paid over half a million for our houses, yet the developer didn’t give us any proper responses when we approached them,” Zaim said.

Tan Seng Huat, chairman of Bandar Bukit Raja Residents’ Association, said the area’s MP and assemblyman should take responsibility for this situation.

Tan, who is also the coordinator for Bandar Baru Klang Perikatan Nasional, added that he would write to the Selangor menteri besar to urge the state government to accelerate the drainage expansion project in this area.

Separately, Royal Klang city councillor Ngian Yoke Mooi told FMT that she hoped to see short-term solutions from the developer in handling the floods.

She also said the state government is expanding and deepening the drainage systems at Sungai Kapar Besar, Sungai Kapar Kecil and Sungai Puloh to resolve the recurrent floods in the neighbourhoods.

She said the design plan is expected to be finalised by this year but the project is expected to be only completed by 2029 due to its broad scope.

She added that Sime Darby Property is now hoping a wetlands it has can serve as a retention pond for Bandar Bukit Raja 1 and 2 to relieve the flood problem.

FMT has reached out to the developer for comment.