Phase 1 residents are the most affected as a service road separates the Kajang Jaya Industrial Park and BSS Phase 1 that has 141 double-storey houses.
“There is black dust all over. We would vacuum the house in the morning but there would be dust on the soles of our feet by afternoon.“Last month, we took him to the clinic three times for cough and fever,” said the civil servant.“Sometimes I smell glue. Other times, it smells like something is burning,” said the assistant operations officer at a Balakong factory.
Though the factories operating nearest to Jalan 1/1 have built high walls, Asmadi said it was inadequate to cut out the noise coming from their operations.“We have been complaining verbally about this to the local councillor since 2014 and submitted an online complaint to Kajang Municipal Council last Sunday,” he said, adding that residents were worried about their safety and health.“Luckily, no one was around and the steel drum just bounced onto the road.“A police report was lodged.
When contacted, Kajang Jaya Industrial Area Factory Operators and Landowners Association president Sim Keng Han said he would immediately arrange a meeting with the factory operators neighbouring the housing estate.