Actual View of Kota Damansara Urban Wetland infront of Sekolah Sri KDU. Preserve this beautiful sight! Pleassssssse!

Click on photo to enlarge.

This 17.886 hectares [ about 40 acres ] of flood mitigation lake with small strips of land around it is located just in-front of Sekolah Sri KDU, next to Damansara Indah Resort Homes Zone 2. Exact location and direction to this wetland. According to the Selangor Science Park website, this flood mitigation lake, known as Zone G, is zoned for recreational purposes. View Zone G.

This lake has over time naturally evolved into a beautiful urban wetland with aquatic plants that attracted scores of birds, such as egrets, herons, king fishers and even eagles. Golden eagle, a rare eagle species was sighted here too. Some of these birds are believe to be migratory species. Residents of Damansara Indah Resort Homes overlooking the wetland had also reported frequent sightings of fireflies around the wetland.

Wetlands "hold" heavy rainfalls, preventing possible flooding downstream. By storing the water in the soil or retaining it in the surface waters of lakes, marshes, etc., wetlands reduce the need for expensive engineered structures. Wetland vegetation also plays a role in slowing down the flow of flood water. A recent study in the USA estimated that 0.4 hectares of wetland can store over 6,000 cubic metres of floodwater. This will not only help to reduce the huge costs of flooding events but also restore other ecological services such as purifying water and recharging aquifers.

Next to this urban wetland is an IWK treatment plant. IWK discharges it treated effluent into this wetland. This wetland will certainly further purifies the IWK treated effluent. Plants and soils in wetlands play a significant role in purifying water.

The federal government had spent millions of ringgit to build a wetland at Putrajaya. Here we are, a God given natural urban wetland infront of us, without us spending a dime. Perhaps the Selangor government should consider sprucing up this wetland by planting additional suitable aquatic plants, trees around the wetland and build a proper walking path for the public to enjoy the biodiversity of this urban wetland, as this flood mitigation lake and the surrounding strips of land are zoned for recreational purposes.