By Sheeda Fathil
PORT KLANG, Feb 18 — The beautification works of Kampung Bagan Hailam through the Breath New Life project is able to turn the water village into a new tourist destination.
State executive councillor for new village development Ng Sze Han said the villagers’ initiative to create harmony and clean environment through the two-year project should be commended.
“Kampung Bagan Hailam is very strategic and has the potential to develop as a popular destination for seafood lovers.
“I commend the villagers’ commitment to adorn the areas with various decorations and to not throw rubbish into the sea like before,” he said after a visit to the village yesterday.
Ng said the construction of a recycling centre and a mini-library in the area is very interesting and is hoped that other new villages would follow it.
“The locals had also repainted unused 18-litre paint buckets and turned it into rubbish bins that are supplied to the houses in the area. I hope this idea would be followed by others too,” he said.
In 2019, Kampung Bagan Hailam with a population of 500 residents became the pioneer water village project that was given a new life through the Breath New Life programme on 10 ‘kampung bagan’ in Selangor.
