chereh dam recreation spot

News on Pahang tourism

Pahang wanted to develop Chereh Dam as a recreation park for fishing in its effort to attract more tourists. That was the statement made by Pahang state secretary, Dato Safian Ismail.

Chereh dam is situated about 20 km from Kuantan. It is situated near Sungai Lembing, and is the main supplier of drinking water to the town of kuantan. They are a large variety of fish available and the dam is already becoming a center of attraction for fresh water fish fishing. Currently, there is no regulation to control the fishing.

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Thursday August 5, 2010

Pahang to develop Chereh Dam as recreational spot

KUANTAN: The Chereh Dam near Sungai Lembing town here will be turned into a tourist destination for fishing and recreational enthusiasts next year.

Pahang State Secretary Datuk Muhammad Safian Ismail said the dam would be opened to the public once the construction of new tourism infrastructure was completed.

He added illegal fishing activities had been carried out in the dam before. he said such activities could be regulated under state supervision.

“The dam has a number of fish species including sebarau, kelah, andbaung which are popular with fishing enthusiasts. But we need to control the fishing activity or else the number of fish in the dam will be depleted,” he said after releasing some 475 million litres of water from the dam yesterday.

The Chereh dam, located 20km from Sungai Lembing, supplies water to consumers in the Kuantan district.

Muhammad Safian said the dam would be included in the Sungai Lembing tourist destination package. The area has a disused tin mine which is popular with local and foreign tourists alike.

He added the surrounding areas also had the picturesque Pelangi waterfalls, Gunung Tapis mountain, scenic Bukit Panaroma and hot springs.

Muhammad Safian said a fishing carnival would be held next year after road upgrading works to the site were completed.

A second access route to Sungai Lembing would also be constructed from Jerantut, he added.

On another matter, Muhammad Safian said the release of 475 million litres of water from the dam was done to prevent the dam overflowing due to the coming monsoon season.

He said that the dam’s water level would be reduced from 74m to 70m over the next two months during the rainy period, in which the heavy rainfall was expected to persist from August to December.