The Roaring 80s - Birth of Desa Ayer Hitam

Back in the days when dreams were made of tin, Puchong was fueled by the mining activities of the Asiatic Mining Company.

Where D'Island now stands perched at the tip of a pristine azure blue lake, once lay a heaving mechanical behemoth that once stood as guardian of this sleepy hollow village.

In 1979 Malaysia was producing 31% of world output of tin but by 1993 the industry had pretty much collapsed. At its height, more than 40,000 workers were employed in tin mines around Malaysia. 

And here in Desa Ayer Hitam, it had 3 kapal korek and as history would have it - also the largest dredging machine in the country. And when the tin dried up, the then Selangor Menteri Besar granted land for the unemployed workers to build their homes on what is now known as Desa Ayer Hitam.