Parking at Putrajaya - Sony Digital

I am a staff of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (ministry) who has lived in Putrajaya quarters since December 2010. But I had to commute daily to work in my office in Damansara Town Centre.

ERL ride my commute and had to put my car in parking at Putrajaya Sentral taxi to avoid parking charges Putrajaya Holdings (PjH) are expensive. I'm interested in the answer PjH to public complaints about parking problems in Putrajaya to encourage the public to take the bus that bertambang Nadiputra cheap.


But what we need to bring the car to send and invite young children to day care or school? We need to spend a lot of money to pay for expensive public parking charges. Do not we have other commitments to be paid? Next week, my office will be moved to Putrajaya.

Although my quarters were close to my office in Precinct 5, I still have to send my children to nurseries in Precinct 9 because ministry has yet to open a nursery until next year. (although nurseries were opened later, I would not qualify).

Ministry office in Putrajaya only provide limited parking which I think only high rank officers are entitled to have them. (I'm not an officer). Public parking is available in the open space behind the building Chambers (AGC). Logikkah parking is later able to accommodate cars and a staff of three ministries, departments? Again, our answer will receive is the encouragement of buses bertambang Nadiputra only 50 cents.

What about the mothers or fathers who want to send young children to day care or school? New small child is 3 months old brought up the bus at 6.30 am?

Wetland Putrajaya - Sony Digital

Putrajaya Wetland Park or Taman Wetland Putrajaya is a place to breathe the fresh air while walking with friends or biking while having a time out with the kids whilst catching a glimpse of the birds. Putrajaya Wetland plays the role to ensure the suitability of the waters of Putrajaya Lake to be utilized by human being for various recreational activities. If the natural wetland is considered as the planet's kidney with thousand of benefits, the Putrajaya Wetland also serves the exact functionality and benefits. This largest man-made wetland in Malaysia comprises of 138 hectares of Wetland Park and 197 hectares of wetland area. Here, the inspiration of God's nature is translated into a spread of natural treasures that are decorated with the diversity of flora and fauna. 

Flamingo - Wetland Putrajaya

Flamingo

putrajaya Flamingo

wetland Flamingo

just flamingo

Flamingos often stand on one leg, the other tucked beneath the body. The reason for this behavior is not fully understood. Some species of Flamingos have the ability to have half of its body to go into a state of sleep, and when one side is rested, the flamingo will swap legs and then let the other half sleep, but this has not been proven. Recent research has indicated that standing on one leg may allow the birds to conserve more body heat, given that they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. As well as standing in the water, flamingos may stamp their webbed feet in the mud to stir up food from the bottom.

Young flamingos hatch with greyish reddish plumage, but adults range from light pink to bright red due to aqueous bacteria and beta carotene obtained from their food supply. A well-fed, healthy flamingo is more vibrantly coloured and thus a more desirable mate; a white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or malnourished. Captive flamingos are a notable exception; many turn a pale pink as they are not fed carotene at levels comparable to the wild. This is changing as more zoos begin to add prawns and other supplements to the diets of their flamingos.

Wetland Putrajaya - Sony Digital

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Taman Wetlands means Wetlands Park.

When the designers of Putrajaya decided that they wanted to build the city around a man-made network of lakes, they realised that they would need an efficient filtering system to prevent the lakes from becoming polluted and stagnant. Rather than opt for an artificial filter they instead created a freshwater wetlands, said to be the largest one in the tropics.

Commenced in 1997, the wetlands project covered 197 hectares of what was once an oil palm plantation.

The wetlands perform three vital functions:

. Flood mitigation. It retains and stores storm water and spreads it out over a wide flat area.

. Water filtration. The intercepted urban run-off is filtered through a series of catchment cells, where marsh plants trap sediment and pollutants. Toxic substances such as pesticides, herbicides and metals are removed through complex bacterial and chemical processes. In this way you could say that the wetlands act as the kidneys of Putrajaya.

. Habitat creation. The resulting filtered water becomes a functioning wetland, providing a home to various plants and organisms which form the base of the food chain, sustaining a biodiversity of invertebrates, frogs, reptiles, fish and water birds.

So far the wetlands have performed a great job and Putrajaya's lakes remain clean and full of wildlife. The wetlands have become a popular eco-tourism destination.

The Nature Interpretation Centre is a mini-museum explaining how wetlands work and introducing the types of flora and fauna found in the park. If you go on a weekday you will probably have the place to yourself and indeed almost anytime park visitors are usually outnumbered by the gardening staff.

At the main Information Centre you can rent a bike or a set of binoculars or take a tram ride round the park. There is a small fee for these services - entrance to the park itself is free.

You should climb to the top of the look-out tower where you can get a good view of the whole area.

Nearby is the flamingo pond which has sheltered areas for picnics.

Other birds frequenting the wetlands include night herons, cattle egrets, purple herons, grey herons, black crown neck herons, painted storks, green herons and cinnamon bitterns. I often see herons perched on the lamp-posts outside Taman Wetlands, no doubt hoping to spot a tasty fish in the lake.

Be sure to take the tunnel underneath the road to the other side where there is a padang area. On my last visit this area had been hired out for a wedding (pity about the rain!). In fact you can even rent out the whole of Taman Wetlands if you need a big venue for a function. The cost is RM400 per hour on weekdays - pretty reasonable for 200 hectares!

Near the padang you will find a path through a bamboo forest where there is usually a troupe of shy monkeys swinging around. You can continue the path all the way back to the Nature Interpretation Centre.

The Water Recreation Centre is in a separate location (you need to cross the road bridge). Here there are kayaks, canoes, paddle boats and rowing boats for hire. You can also do fishing or have a BBQ (this is on the main lake, not the protected wetlands cells).