Kolam Biru — Attraction in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak launched the first phase of River of Life (RoL) project and Blue Pool Project (Kolam Biru) at Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad, here tonight.

The beautification project, covers the river stretch around Masjid Jamek - Daya Bumi.

Situated at the convergence point of the Klang and Gombak rivers, the Blue Pool, is designed to visually transform the rivers into a stunning, sensory experience.

"The RoL project will bring a stronger impact to the country's progress through the nation's capital.

"As we focus to increase the liveability index of the city through this project, Kuala Lumpur will be on par with other world-class cities," he said during the launch.

He said Kuala Lumpur was going through major changes in stages and in 50 years, with the completion of all the major rail projects, the city would be placed among other first-class cities of the world.

Najib also called for greater enforcement to ensure the cleanliness of rivers.

He said rivers are the nation's heritage and should be preserved by everyone.

Equipped with a dancing symphony fountain, blue corridor, fog and lightning effects, the Blue Pool will enhance the focal point of the historic Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad and create a cool recreational area for locals and tourists to gather.

In addition to the Blue Pool, a new bridge, Jambatan Sultan Abdul Samad has also been build to connect the mosque with the Sultan Abdul Samad building and Dataran Merdeka; reducing 50 per cent of the travelling time for pedestrians.

The RoL is an Entry Point Project, identified in the Greater Kuala Lumpur national key economic area under the Economic Transformation Programme.

Najib said the launch of the Blue Pool will be another iconic attraction for Kuala Lumpur and everyone, including the vendors and the people must ensure the cleanliness of the river.

"This is just the beginning. With continues support by the people to the current government, Insyaallah, there'll be more to come," he said.

There are three major components to the RM4.4 billion RoL project — river cleaning; river master planning and beautification; and river development.

The RoL project aims to transform the Klang and Gombak rivers into vibrant and bustling waterfronts.

The river cleaning process is being conducted along a 110km stretch along the eight rivers covering three municipal areas; Selayang Municipal Council, Ampang Jaya Municipal Council and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

The economic viability of the area would be increased through master planning and beautification works carried out along the 10.7km stretch of Klang and Gombak river corridor.

As for river development, potential government land will be identified and tendered out to private developers through competitive bidding to catalyse development along the corridor.

As of August, 80 per cent of the RoL project has...

It's just a spectacular view. Very Impressive.Amazing! That’s the word for Kolam Biru. I was born and raised here in KL, I’m very much familiar with the landmarks here in KL, if I have cousins coming from outside Malaysia, I can pin point where is the best place to go here in KL. Then suddenly this new project Kolam Biru was buzzing all over the media, I was like huh? A new landmark in KL? Well there’s PNB 118, it’s always being mention in the media, but Kolam Biru, how did they even keep this amazing project silent, I was awed with the innovation brought to the Kolam Biru. Last time, if I was in KL I would definitely would not stop near the river of sungai Gombak and sungai Klang, it was in pretty bad condition, not the usual place you would ‘lepak’ at. But now! Woah! It’s a great place to bring your friends and family, with the musical fountain filling the night air and it is just a place for you to ponder about life during the day, like that’s matter, haha! Kolam Biru a place where non would visit, now thousands is...

I would have given this 6 stars! The rejuvenation of the Lebuh Ampang, Masjid Jamek & Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad Building area is truly World Class. Sad that I had to find out about this on Tripadvisor.

DBKL/River-of-Life should have more about this and the fountain times on their website. (Like the light show at Hongkong). This venue should be actively promoted as a prime tourist attraction.

The lights & water jets come on at about 7pm but only looks really spectacular after 8pm when it is darker. Sit on the bridge with a drink and some snacks to enjoy the blue LED tinged visual treat against the backdrop of Kuala Lumpur's...