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PUPILS and teachers from Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil Ladang Acob in Kapar are frequently distracted due to the dust and noise pollution.
Heavy vehicles transporting oil palm out of the estate pass the school and cause noise and dust pollution.
The 170 pupils and 15 teachers are also exposed to the stench from the garbage trucks that use Jalan Acob en route to a dumpsite in Bukit Kerayong.
The school’s Parent-Teacher Association chairman S. Sooriyan said the school also experienced vibrations due to the heavy vehicles plying the inner road and Jalan Acob.
He said the school was located in an awkward position as it was between Jalan Acob and the road that led to the estate.
“We have excavators and trucks passing in front of the school’s entrance while the garbage trucks go along Jalan Acob which is situated by the side of the school,” he said
Sooriyan said the situation was affecting the concentration of both the teachers and the pupils.
He said the furniture including tables and chairs in the classrooms were always dusty.
“The environment is not good but we have no choice as this is the only Tamil school in the area,
“We hope something can be done soon to improve the situation or else the school should be relocated to a new site,” he said
Sooriyan added that the school was one of the oldest Tamil schools in Selangor as it was more than 80 years old.
