Effluent pooling at Inanam road creating nuisance
Published on: Wednesday, June 24, 2020
By: Sidney Skinner
The stench from the effluent pooling on the road is a nuisance to those staying here.
Kota Kinabalu: An Inanam motorist has spoken out about the nuisance created by effluent pooling in some parts of the road at the SK Industrial Centre.LEIGH said the tyres of her car were soiled by the foul smelling fluids coming from the manholes around several shophouses, located off Mile 7 Jalan Tuaran.
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“I had been on my way to pick up a friend who lives in the building,” she said.
“My car splashed through what I thought were puddles of water before I succeeded in finding the block where she stays.”
She and her companion had been going for lunch in the town.
When Leigh reached the coffeeshop several minutes later, she was shocked to find that the body of her car smelt like a toilet.
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“I had to stop by a petrol kiosk, after we had taken our meal, to hose down the vehicle
“I suspected that the liquid which splashed on my car earlier was effluent from some manholes.”
Drivers are fed up their vehicles were soiled by the smelly fluids coming out from this manhole.
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Her suspicions were confirmed when she dropped her friend off at the commercial centre.
“It was only then that I noticed the fluids ‘erupting’ from the manholes. They were like a series of mini volcanoes.”
“I am sure that other drivers would have also had their vehicles soiled by the stinking liquid.”
She said her companion decried the foul smell that wafted into her unit.
“My friend expressed her frustrations about the lack of ventilation in her place.
“She has to keep the windows which overlook the road nearby closed to prevent the stench from getting in.”
Leigh was made to understand that this was a recurring problem.
“My friend told me that the manholes had been overflowed on an off since last year.”
She hoped the local authorities would address these sewerage woes for the benefit of the public.
Leigh provided Hotline with the location of the manholes which was forwarded to City Hall.
A spokesman for the agency said its staff would have to verify the driver’s claim.
“We will have to determine if the manholes in question fall under our jurisdiction,” he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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