One of the major issues contributing to flash flooding in Kg. Sungai Serai and the neighbouring areas is blocked drains and waterways.  Due to its low-lying location, the area is sensitive to obstructions that would impede proper stormwater flow and conveyance.  To demonstrate to the community how clearing the drainage systems and roads of trash, the Village Leader proposed ‘plogging’ as a community DRR activity.  By making the exercise as a family-day event with contests, lucky draws and games together with short talks on DRR, the event was both educational and fun for the whole family.

The event was coordinated by SeDAR and the Kg. Sungai Serai Village Committee, elementary school students, parents, teachers, the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) and the Selangor Disaster Management Unit (SDMU).