Transforming the Klang River
By ELAN PERUMAL elan@thstar.com.my
THE Klang River, Selangor’s iconic river, which is also one of the dirtiest and most polluted in the country, is set to get a thorough overhaul.
Stretching some 120km from its source to the sea, the famed Klang River will be rehabilitated through a proposed cleaning and beautification programme initiated by the Selangor government.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the rehabilitation project would be implemented over five years. At the recent Selangor state assembly sitting, Khalid announced that a task force had identified four companies that would be taking part in the project. Khalid also said the programme aimed turn the polluted river into a source of clean drinking water.He said a Korean company was among the four chosen for the project.He added that the company had succesfully cleaned up a polluted river in Seoul and turned it into a source of potable water.“We are determined even though we know it will not happen overnight. It will take some time for the people of Selangor to enjoy the fruits of this project.“We have decided to involve private companies in the hope of reducing the burden on the state,” he said.Currently, the river is muddy and murky with hardly any activities taking place along its banks except for some fishing.Floating pontoons placed along the river at Padang Jawa to trap garbage have also been removed.
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