Sungei Pertama Seberang Jaya

We would appeal to the related authority taking charge of the irrigation system to start planting with trees in line with the government aspiration to have millions of trees in the country. If that becomes a financial obstacle the authority could just allow those stumps that are now regenerating with new branches to grow and bring back the greenery of this river to its former look, of course, this must be followed by a monthly maintenance work of grass cutting operation which is being done now.



Sungei Pertama in Seberang Jaya where the whole stretch of the walking track from the jln Tenggiri to the weir, water gate in Jln Todak near the Penang Bird park that empties its water into the Penang Channel was once flourished with wild Acassia mangium is now baren. This has been two years past since the trees were removed but nothing was done to improve or revitalise it to something that people would benefit and admire. It is hardly having trees that allow for cooling and shade to the ardent joggers to walk along after a hard day's work. It was also a ground for fishing fans to pass their time to catch some of their favourites like ikan Haruan and cat fish.

It was then undeniably a spot as the dumping ground by the malicious thieves of their burgled goods as well as the haven for the drug addicts. With the complete cutting down of these trees the place has been shunned away by the joggers and fishing fans and anglers from 9.00 am till evening. We would love this spot to be rekindled with lives without time limit.

At 6 PM the heat of the sun is still felt when the joggers can hardly be seen.

With the rise of global temperature, we would hope that with this little bit of nature conservation it can help to bring down even invisible one over a millionth degree of the temperature to the well being of our human kind.

Let us start from here to bring Penang into a healty and an inhabitable place.