It has been eight years since the River of Life Public Outreach Programme was launched to address pollution of two Klang Valley waterways.
Friends of Sungai Batu drew interesting landmarks in their mural of the river. — Filepic
Currently, some 10 groups of communities that were created under the programme are actively continuing their river care activities.Global Environment Centre river care programme coordinator Dr K. Kalithasan described the community groups as one of the positive outcomes of RoL-POP and similar programmes.
The RoL project is divided into three components –- river cleaning, river beautification and land development. GEC was appointed the consultant for Phase 5 which covers 98.49sq km of catchment areas including Sungai Gombak, Sungai Batu, Sungai Jinjang and Sungai Keroh that flows into Sungai Klang.“We need to show the communities that environment management can lead to something tangible.“This can include the setting up of a community garden, where they are able to harvest their produce either for themselves or for sale, ” he explained.
Phases 3B and 4 involves working with communities around the Ampang Jaya and Selayang municipalities. “This is not to say there has been zero enforcement, but there is a lot of room for improvement, ” he said, adding that the relevant agencies should work in unison and not in silos when addressing river-related issues.On the response from target groups, Kalithasan said their biggest challenge was development projects.“Activities like illegal sand washing and land clearing are also not being addressed fast enough.
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