Klang River clean-up to start soon

KLANG: The first phase of the RM50bil rehabilitation and cleaning up of the Klang River is about to get under way.

Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the initial stage, costing an estimated RM2bil, would begin in the royal town soon.

He said the state had selected four private companies, including a British firm, to work on the project.

The firms are TSS-Mako Engineering Sdn Bhd, GJI Engineering and Cons­truction, Wessex Water I-Berhad Consortium and DPZ Asia Sdn Bhd.

Khalid said the initial project would comprise the building of a RM1bil water treatment plant and development along the riverbank, also estimated at RM1bil.

“That project, along the 21km stretch of the river, will take between three and four years to complete before it proceeds to other areas like Shah Alam and Subang Jaya,” he told reporters at the Klang River carnival in Taman Pengkalan Batu here yesterday.

The carnival, which was also attended by the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, was held as part of the state’s efforts to promote rehabilitation and development of the river.

The Klang River clean-up, which is an initiative among the state’s economic stimulus packages, is expected to take 15 years to complete.

Earlier, Sultan Sharafuddin flagged off a cross-country run that was held in conjunction with the event. Some 5,000 people took part in the run.

The Ruler also led the way by signing a pledge to protect and treasure the Klang River.

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