Development is certainly needed but the preservation of the environment should not be ignored so that the river functions are not affected. An oversight in the aspects of preservation of the environment, in particular the river not only cause floods but also result in water resources of the country affected by the deterioration of the water quality of the river. One State A River program is a program which was launched in 2005 to restore the rivers selected in each State in accordance with the intention to make the River clean, alive and vibrant rivers.. For the State of Perak River selected for One Program Per State was River Kinta River.
The objective of the Program is A State of A River are:-
Strategies for the implementation of this programme is to strengthen the management of using holistic approaches through Management, prevention and rehabilitation in accordance with the concept of IRBM that fosters the involvement of various stakeholders. The implementation of 1N1S is actually a mini IRBM as one of the early pioneer efforts, towards the implementation of IRBM completely.
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River Ecosystem and Development issues
Exploration and land development has changed the land use. Land use changes such as this cannot be avoided, to meet the various needs of the economy, public facilities and infrastructure. However that is worrying development is the increase usually associated with deterioration of the ecosystem of the River as a result affect the water quality of the river. Between the effects of development impact the ecosystem of the River are:-
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