Published on: Sunday, February 07, 2021
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IN geography, banks are lands alongside rivers. These government reserved lands are known as river reserves and cannot be bought for private use. But left on its own, they could be covered with undergrowth, occupied by squatters or used as illegal dumping grounds.
At long last, the Ministry of Environment and Water (Kasa) had started building trails along riverbanks last year for recreational activities such as jogging, cycling, angling and picnicking.
Although 43 trails totalling 210 kilometres had been built, they remained largely unknown.
If those who cycled for sport or leisure were to be aware, they could have opted for such trails rather than dice with danger pedalling on busy highways or trunk roads. These cyclists would automatically become the ‘trail patrol” ala “highway patrol” and be the eyes and ears for Kasa.