The Air Itam Dam, Bukit Dumbar Recreation Park in Jelutong, Teluk Bahang Dam and Mengkuang Dam in Bukit Mertajam, which are all under the supervision of the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP), will be reopened to visitors for recreational activities beginning tomorrow (July 10).

State Youth and Sports Committee chairman Soon Lip Chee said the public could now look forward to carry out their daily exercises at these dams and park.

“The state executive council had yesterday (July 8) unanimously agreed to the reopening of dams and a park under PBAPP starting tomorrow.

“I believe many people will now have more places to conduct their recreational activities after the state has moved to phase two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).

“The dams and park will open to the public from 7am to 7pm daily under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs), with physical distancing of between three and five metres, within 10km radius from the residence and banning of inter-district travel.

“Besides that, visitors to Air Itam Dam, Teluk Bahang Dam and Bukit Dumbar Recreation Park in Jelutong is limited to 200 people at any one time while Mengkuang Dam is limited to 350 people at any one time.

“Adherence to SOPs and physical distancing when carrying out recreational activities are important for public health and safety,” he told reporters after inspecting the Air Itam Dam today.

PBAPP chief executive officer Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa, who was present, stressed that the dams and park under PBAPP are not only recreational places for visitors, but they are also security areas.

“I hope that the public can understand this as we need to get clearance from the authorities before allowing the people to visit. I know many people are keen on visiting these areas for their recreational activities because they are spacious,” he said.

On top of that, Jaseni said he was glad that the water levels at the three dams have shown improvement compared to previous readings.

“The water supply for this year is sufficient,” he added.

Source: Buletin Mutiara

Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) through the Commissioner Of Buildings (COB) will continue to monitor strata housing as usual even though Penang is currently in Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).

In a written statement on 8 July 2021, the Mayor of MBSP, Dato ’Sr. Rozali Mohamad said that his team will monitor the standard operating procedures (SOP) related to the approval letter issued by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) as well as the work procedure at the Joint Management Body (JMB) or Management Corporation (MC) office.

“Besides that, the operation also focused on the compliance aspect of physical distancing in the elevator, closure of all common facilities and no social activities were carried out during this phase,” he explained.

In a related development, Rozali also explained that last June 23, the local authority (PBT) had carried out a surprise inspection operation related to SOPs in six strata housing, followed by a similar operation on July 2, 2021.

“The surprise inspection operation carried out previously involved housing schemes in the three districts in Seberang Perai.

“As a result of the inspection, JMB/MC misunderstood the need to register a list of common area maintenance workers by them, under the COVID-19 Intelligent Management System (CIMS).

“Nevertheless, in general, local authorities are satisfied with the SOP compliance practices in all the localities,” he explained.

It is understood that currently there are 1,113 stratified development areas consisting of 82,223 plots in the Seberang Perai area.

Commenting on the matter, Rozali said that the purpose of the inspection operation was carried out by the MBSP Commissioner Of Buildings (COB), among others, as a guide for all JMB and MC to operate in compliance with the SOP outlined by the National Security Council (MKN).

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The initial phase of this project will see the construction of 10 units of 2-storey semi-detached light industrial factories and one 2-storey detached light industrial factory. All units will feature a multifunctional layout, offering spacious floors to house a production area, warehouse, showroom and office all under one roof.

Each unit will have a minimum land area of 6,824 sq.ft., built-up size ranging from 6,372 sq.ft up to 17,200 sq.ft.

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Indicative Price: (to be confirmed)
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As Penang enters phase two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) which coincides with the George Town World Heritage Day celebration today, the Penang City Park (formerly Youth Park), Botanic Gardens and some other public parks have been reopened for individual recreational activities.

State Youth and Sports Committee chairman Soon Lip Chee, who visited City Park and Botanic Gardens this morning, said the parks would be opened from 7am to 7pm daily.

He said individual recreational activities would be allowed with strict adherence to the standard operating procedures (SOPs).

“I can see that not many people came today due to the rainy weather and some of them may not realise that the parks have been reopened.

“There are only about 50 people as of this morning. The Penang City Park can accommodate a maximum capacity of 200 people at any one time under strict SOPs.

“Hence, I hope more people will start to get back to their daily exercise routines after knowing that the public parks have been reopened.

“As I came in just now, a few of the park-goers approached me to enquire whether the operating hours of the parks can be extended to 8pm.

“However, we need to look into it and discuss the matter, but we will be lenient by allowing them around 10-15 minutes to change their attire,” he said.

The sports and recreational activities allowed under phase two of NRP are individual exercise, jogging, cycling, tai chi, skateboarding, equestrian, fishing, hiking, archery, golf and tennis (singles).

On the overpopulation of monkeys at City Park, Soon said they would discuss the matter with the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) and Forestry Department.

“After almost five weeks of closure due to the total lockdown, the overcrowding of macaques is expected.

“We will be discussing with the authorities on their next course of plan to avoid the overcrowding of macaques,” he said.

On whether the recreational areas such as the Teluk Bahang Dam, Mengkuang Dam, Air Itam Dam and Bukit Dumbar Recreational Park under the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) would be allowed to open, Soon said a further discussion would be held with PBAPP.

“I will discuss it in the state executive council meeting tomorrow and I am pretty confident that the recreational areas under PBAPP will be opened soon,” he added.

He, nevertheless, advised those sports enthusiasts to avoid any strenuous exercises when starting back their routines.

“We need to start back slow and try to juggle with our pace,” he said.

MBPP mayor Datuk Yew Tung Seang, who joined Soon during the visit, was pleased that the state has entered phase two of NRP.

“I hope that more people will make time to exercise since more recreational activities under strict SOPs are now allowed to proceed,” he said.

Also present were Penang State Sports Council (PSSC) director Harry Chai and Penang FC general manager Jeffrey Chew.

Source: Buletin Mutiara