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MANAGEMENT OF PUTRAJAYA LAKE AND WETLANDS
The Vision
It is the policy of the Putrajaya Corporation to manage the lake in order to ensure its aesthetics viability, sustain good water quality while providing different recreational uses, including primary and secondary water contact activities..For that reason, the management of Putrajaya Wetland is an integrated part of the overall management of the lake and its catchment and cannot be viewed separately from it.
The Management Objectives
The objectives of Putrajaya Lake and Wetland management are to:
- ensure the water quality in the lake meets certain quality standard (The Putrajaya Lake Water Quality Standards), which allow it to be used for recreational and suitable for body contact;
- achieve high level of the conservation and protect the green and open space resources (biodiversity) of the lake and wetland - attractive to wildlife and enhancing eco-tourism;
- coordinate and control the activities, enforcement and programs for its operations;
- manage the usage of the lake and wetland as a recreational and sporting place which promotes healthy activities;
- manage all structural components, facilities, data and other assets and information to be used for other management decisions related to the urban environment and ecology
- promote public awareness on the importance of lake and wetland in relation to the healthy living environment.
The Management Elements
The overall wetland and lake water quality management involves various elements. Proper planning, operation and control measures are essentials for the effective and efficient implementation of the management elements. The elements involved are as follows :
- Catchment Management and Control
- Regulations, Enforcement and Control
- Maintenance Activities
- Management Measures
- Monitoring Programs
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