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EPP 5
Scope of River Cleaning
Revitalising the Klang River into a Heritage
and Commercial Centre for Greater KL/KV
The River of Life (RoL) is an EPP that aims to
transform the Klang River into a vibrant and
liveable waterfront with high economic
value. This transformation is divided into
three components: river cleaning, river
beautification and land development.
River Cleaning
River cleaning will be conducted along
a 110 kilometre stretch along the Klang
River basin, covering the municipal areas
of Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS),
Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ)
and Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
(DBKL). The goal is to bring the river from
its current Class III – Class V water quality
(not suitable for body-contact) to Class IIb
(suitable for recreation) by year 2020.
River Masterplanning and
Beautification
To increase economic viability of the area,
masterplanning and beautification works
will be carried out on a 10.7 kilometre
stretch along the Klang and Gombak river
corridor. Significant landmarks in the area
include Dataran Merdeka, Bangunan
Sultan Abdul Samad and Masjid Jamek.
Land Development
The masterplanning and beautification
works will spur economic investments
into the areas immediately surrounding
the river corridor. To catalyse development
along the corridor, potential government
land will be identified and tendered out
to private developers through competitive
bidding.
Achievements
River Cleaning
To date, 46 work packages for river
cleaning works have been planned. Of
these packages, 18 are already under
construction mainly for the initiatives
to utilise retention ponds and remove
pollutants from sewage, to implement the
Drainage and Stormwater Management
Master Plan to upgrade drainage systems,
to install additional gross pollutant traps,
and to construct new communal grease
traps, amongst others. The river cleaning
works has exceeded its Key Performance
Index (KPI) of 15 per cent completion with
19 per cent completion in 2011.
River Beautification
On 12 April 2011, the River Beautification
Taskforce organized a three-month
International Masterplanning Competition
to identify the best vision and masterplan
for the beautification works along the 10.7
kilometre stretch of Klang and Gombak. Five
internationally acclaimed masterplanners
were shortlisted to participate in the
competition, which ended on 15 June 2011.
The competition was judged by a panel
of local professionals and international
experts from the United States, the United
NKEA: Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley EPP 4 – EPP 5
Kingdom and Australia. Members of the
public were also encouraged to participate
in the decision-making process by voting
for their favorite masterplan through
an online e-voting platform and public
exhibition. Public votes accounted for 20
per cent of the decision.
The precincts covered by the RoL project
Moving Forward
In 2012, the river cleaning works will shift
into high gear with 17 sewerage projects to
begin construction while the initiatives to
remove pollutants using retention ponds
and the implementation of the Drainage
and Stormwater Management Masterplan
is targeted to reach approximately 70
per cent completion. In addition to the
sewerage and drainage works, wastewater
treatment plants will be installed in wet
markets by local councils while a public
outreach and awareness programme will
be launched to engage public participation
in ensuring the water quality of the Klang
and Gombak Rivers are well sustained after
cleaning and beautification.
On top of this, the first phase along
Precinct 7 is undergoing design phase and
the river beautification works will begin
construction in the second half of 2012.
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