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The changing landscape along Sungai Klang

Hasnoor Hussain7 years ago1st Oct 2017Pictures
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Klang Gates Dam seen from the peak of Bukit Tabur, which is on the border between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The water from the dam supplies the taps of Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
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TO view the multi-fingered spread of the Klang Gates Dam, which supplies the water for the thirsty taps of Kuala Lumpur, one can ascend Bukit Tabur (500m), part of a quartz ridge that is the longest in the world at 22km in length.

The Klang Gates Dam supplies the water via two large pipes to the Bukit Nanas treatment plant. It is the first dam in the country (1958).

The spillover from the dam flows through a small kampung, but soon after it wends its way past housing estates, an industrial site, a row of aged and oil-blackened car workshop shacks (best not think what they do with inconvenient, accumulating used oil). – October 1, 2017.

Klang Gates Dam seen from the peak of Bukit Tabur, which is on the border between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The water from the dam supplies the taps of Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Klang Gates Dam seen from the peak of Bukit Tabur, which is on the border between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The water from the dam supplies the taps of Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
A man takes a dip in Sungai Klang, 300m downstream from Klang Gates Dam in Kampung Klang Gate, Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
A man takes a dip in Sungai Klang, 300m downstream from Klang Gates Dam in Kampung Klang Gate, Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Boys fishing next to a rubbish trap in Sungai Klang at AU2 Keramat, Selangor. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Boys fishing next to a rubbish trap in Sungai Klang at AU2 Keramat, Selangor. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Youth relaxing next to Sungai Klang in AU2 Keramat, Selangor. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Youth relaxing next to Sungai Klang in AU2 Keramat, Selangor. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
An excavator cleaning up the Klang riverbank at AU3 Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
An excavator cleaning up the Klang riverbank at AU3 Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Students walking on a pipeline crossing Sungai Klang in Kampung Klang Gates in Kuala Lumpur. The two-pipe line is used to transfer raw water from Klang Gates Dam to the Bukit Nanas treatment plan before supplied to taps around Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Students walking on a pipeline crossing Sungai Klang in Kampung Klang Gates in Kuala Lumpur. The two-pipe line is used to transfer raw water from Klang Gates Dam to the Bukit Nanas treatment plan before supplied to taps around Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
For the past 17 years, inland fisherman Asmad plies his trade in Sungai Klang. He only takes fish bigger than his palm or above 500g, while smaller ones will be released. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
For the past 17 years, inland fisherman Asmad plies his trade in Sungai Klang. He only takes fish bigger than his palm or above 500g, while smaller ones will be released. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Landscaping workers planting trees at the confluence of Sungai Klang and Sungai Gombak in Kuala Lumpur city centre. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Landscaping workers planting trees at the confluence of Sungai Klang and Sungai Gombak in Kuala Lumpur city centre. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Ducks swimming in Sungai Klang near Kampung Klang Gates in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Ducks swimming in Sungai Klang near Kampung Klang Gates in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Residents working on their community garden in AU2 Taman Keramat, Selangor. The plants are irrigated using water from Sungai Klang. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Residents working on their community garden in AU2 Taman Keramat, Selangor. The plants are irrigated using water from Sungai Klang. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
A boy jumps to cross a drain on the banks of Sungai Klang in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
A boy jumps to cross a drain on the banks of Sungai Klang in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
A man seen at Klang riverbank and a Perodua Kancil car seen inside the river at Kampung Datuk Keramat in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
A man seen at Klang riverbank and a Perodua Kancil car seen inside the river at Kampung Datuk Keramat in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
A view of Sungai Klang at Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. Ampang -Kuala Lumpur elevated highway and LRT rail was build along the river. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor , October 1, 2017.
A view of Sungai Klang at Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. Ampang -Kuala Lumpur elevated highway and LRT rail was build along the river. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor , October 1, 2017.
Visitors walking along Sungai Klang at Medan Pasar in Kuala Lumpur city centre. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Visitors walking along Sungai Klang at Medan Pasar in Kuala Lumpur city centre. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Lights illuminate a water fountain at the confluence of Sungai Klang and Sungai Gomabk in Masjid Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek in Kuala Lumpur city centre. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
Lights illuminate a water fountain at the confluence of Sungai Klang and Sungai Gomabk in Masjid Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek in Kuala Lumpur city centre. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 1, 2017.
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