Giving a new lease of life to KL’s historical Klang river


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 27 Mar 2016

River of life: Masjid Jamek which stands proudly at the confluence of Sungai Klang and Sungai Gombak will benefit from the River of Life project.

THE Klang river now resembles a humongous concrete drain with murky waters classified as “not suitable for body contact”.

The river’s fame lies in their filth. It is regularly used as an open sewer and rubbish dump.

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