SUNGAI Gombak, the tributary of Sg Klang that contributed its mud to the naming of the city, has its source in Bukit Bunga Buah, 1,430m high, west of Janda Baik and Genting Highlands.
The Malaysian Insight looks at the river the RM4.4 billion River of Life project is supposed to rehabilitate and beautify, by spending a day following the river along both banks, diverting to a couple of tributaries, until it merges its waters with Sg Klang at Masjid Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek. – September 16, 2017.
Flowers blooming along the banks of Sg Gombak at Kg Simpang Tiga in Gombak, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.The confluence of Sg Gombak (right) and Sg Klang at the Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek mosque in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.Strollers enjoying the evening breeze at a bridge in Leboh Pasar, which crosses Sg Klang in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A downpour has pushed rubbish at Sg Klang from upstream at Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A Bangladeshi film crew shooting on the bridge connecting the Sultan Abdul Samad mosque and Sultan Abdul Samad building which is divided by Sg Klang in Kuala Lumpur. The bridge was build under the River of Life project. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A woman taking pictures as a couple stroll past along the bank of Sg Klang in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A group of migrant workers at Sg Gombak near the IIU apartments in Gombak, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.Rubbish trapped by a tree growing on the Sg Gombak riverbank in Kg Batu Sebelas, Gombak, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A woman carrying a bag of rubbish while crossing Sg Gombak in Kg Sg Chinchin in Gombak. The rubbish is left at a designated area next to Jalan Gombak and collected by contractors appointed by the Selayang Municipal Council. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.Maintenance workers working under an umbrella inside a pool built under the River of Life project at the Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad mosque. The maintenance work takes place when the area is submerged after heavy rain. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor HussainA boy walking along the banks of Sg Gombak with his catch from the river at Kg Padang Balang in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A terrapin is caught from Sg Gombak in Kg Padang Balang, Kuala Lumpur, and will be reared in an aquarium. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.Teenagers playing next to a float used to trap rubbish in Sg Gombak at Kg Padang Balang, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.Teenagers from Kg Padang Balang playing in Sg Gombak which flows past their kampung. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.Birds perched on a lamp-post along Sg Gombak at Kg Datuk Senu in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A bird flying above Sg Gombak at Kg Datuk Senu in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.The Sg Pisang waterfalls. The river at the Hulu Gombak forest reserve is one of the main tributaries to Sg Gombak. The river starts from the Titiwangsa mountain range. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.The Titiwangsa mountain range plays a vital role as a water catchment area and source for Sg Gombak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.Residents spending their evening at a bridge in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.An overview of Kg Sg Pusu in Gombak, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A stream, which is a tributary of Sg Gombak, flowing next to a pond at a quarry in Kg Sg Pusu in Gombak, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.Muddy pool at Sg Pusu in Gombak, Selangor. The stream turns turbid because of sand-mining and land works upstream. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A part of the jungle at Kg Sg Pusu is submerged after land works led to a stagnant pool at the lowest point in the kampung in Gombak, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.A blue pool of light illuminating the River of Life project. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 16, 2017.
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