Melestarikan Suatu Anugerah

Sungai adalah suatu anugerah tidak ternilai dalam kelangsungan hidup. Pembangunan sumber air yang berkaitan dengan bio-diversiti atau kepelbagaian alam semulajadi ini mengajak kita untuk menghayati dan melakukan perubahan berasaskan tamadun yang tersedia. Amatlah rugi dan mungkin kita tergolong sebagai golongan kufur nikmat jika tidak memanfaatkannya dengan sebaik mungkin. Mengambil manfaat di sini bukan bererti merosakkan tetapi perlu lebih berbentuk lestari.

Sungai Bagan tidaklah sehebat Sungai Venice mahupun Thames mahupun Mississipi tetapi keindahan dan fungsinya tidak jauh berbeza. Sungai yang mengalir dari ampangan JPS Panggung ke muaranya di Sungai Kelantan merentasi beberapa buah kampong. Selain ikan dan hidupan air lain, sungai ini menempatkan berbagai jenis tumbuhan, hidupan liar, serangga dan juga unggas di atas tebingnya dan pepohon yang tumbuh meliar.

Sumber yang tidak terkawal pasti akan terus hidup mengikut kesemulajadiannya seperti yang telah kita tempuhi sekian lama, dimusim monsoon timur laut setiap tahun sungai itu menjadi punca banyak kawasan rendah dilanda banjir tetapi dimusim kemarau aktiviti menangkap ikan secara berlebihan dan tidak sihat pula berlaku. Manakala hutan yang tidak terkawal di tebing sungai menjadi habitat binatang buas dan berbisa membiak yang akan mengancam nyawa dan merosakkan hasil tanaman peladang di sekitarnya.

Berkemungkinan projek lapangan terbang yang pernah diutarakan sebelum ini di Estet Sungai Bagan berhampiran Sungai Bagan yang tidak diluluskan merupakan suatu rahmat untuk memudahkan proses melestarikannya. Justeru itu marilah kita sama-sama berganding idea dan berusaha untuk mengekalkan alam dengan kepelbagaian semulajadi ini mengikut lunas mandirinya secara terkawal.

Selain dari membina projek Taman Ekologi atau Ecopark, berbagai kaedah lagi boleh dilaksanakan seperti membina takungan air sumbangan dari limpahan air musim tengkujuh yang akan menyediakan projek bekalan air bersih dan ternakan air tawar yang bernilai tinggi dan seumpamanya. Sehubungan dengan itu, di sepanjang tebing sungai projek penanaman pokok bernilai tinggi dan aktiviti pertanian jangka pendek seperti menanam sayur sayuran boleh dilaksanakan.

Gertak Tok Ali, Sungai Bagan 

Gertak Tok Ali, Sungai Bagan

  

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AMRAN AWANG
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Banjir 2014 mencipta sejarah

Banjir 2014 berlaku bermula beberapa hari sebelum Krismas iaitu di antara 20 hingga 28 Disember 2014. Kejutan bermula dengan hujan lebat di kawasan Ulu Kelantan seperti Gua Musang, Dabong dan kawasan berdekatan. Curahan tersebut menenggelamkan bandar Gua Musang, kumpulan air yang amat besar ini berada di tanah tinggi negeri Kelantan yang dengan derasnya mengalir turun melalui sungai-sungai utama seperti Nenggiri, Lebir, Dabong dan seumpamanya. Aliran deras ini datang dengan limpahan melampaui tebing-tebing sungai menenggelamkan semua kawasan rendah, umpamanya di Manek Urai air mencecah tingkat tiga bangunan sekolah menengah di situ. Keadaan yang sama berlaku di Kuala Krai di mana bandar tersebut juga diisytiharkan lumpuh. Di Kuala Krai adalah tempat pertemuan semua sungai-sungai tersebut membentuk sungai Kelantan yang mengalir terus ke muara utama sebelum mengalir ke Laut Cina Selatan. Di Kota Bharu, paras air mencecah lantai Jambatan Sultan Yahya Putra yang dilaporkan telah mengalih sedikit kedudukannya walaupun jambatan tersebut dilaporkan baru sahaja siap dipulihkan. Tetapi lebih malang lagi ialah rempuhan yang berlaku di utara Kelantan di mana aliran melalui sungai Dabong telah meruntuhkan jambatan keretapi Tanah Melayu yang telah berusia ratusan tahun.

Kg Chekok Tok Kerawat hanya lebih kurang 5km jaraknya dari sungai Kelantan kali ini tidak terkecuali menerima nasib terburuk dilaporkan paras air kali ini melebihi paras bah merah yang berlaku di awal tahun 1900.

The West Side of Kg Chekok Tok Kerawat

On the west side of the village remains the pristine Bagan river. The river structure went through minimal human interference, twenty years ago the river bank was cleared to curb flooding and simultaneously the fishing activities distorted; however, now it begins to take the original form. During my childhood to teenager time, the river was part of the population's food source where fishes were caught using variety of techniques. The best time was during monsoon season between October to January when the river flooded over its banks and sometimes filled up whole village, this was the time when fishes were easily caught.

Present bridge crossing the river

Refurbished path towards Sg Bagan named after Tok Ali

Nowadays Bagan River normal activities have been little bit distorted due to new landscape on the river bank, but during monsoon when rain starts flooding the river fishing activities remain active.

River view from the bridge

This was the spot or Pengkalan named after Tok Ali

From the view, Bagan river system is restoring its original landscape, trees rapidly growing and the river starts rebuilding its banks into meanders again for rapid fish reproduction. 

TOK KERAWAT FIRST GENERATION: A SCHOLAR AHEAD OF TIME

The name Tok Kerawat was established as a scholarly name in Islamic knowledge and practices. Locally resided at Kg Pangkal Nering just a few miles south of Kg Kerawang, north of Kg Chekok, west of Kg Belukar and east of Kg Bagan. Referring to a blog @
http://pejuangislam85.blogspot.com/2008/08/sejarah-hidup-haji-abdul-samad-bin.html Tok Kerawat i.e. Hj. Abdullah bin Hj Abdul Samad was one of the son of Tok Pulai Chondong i.e. Hj. Abdul Samad bin Faqeh Hj. Abdullah bin Hj. Hashim from second wife Hjh. Zaleha.

Hj Abdullah (Tok Kerawat) house remains beside the mosque

Present day Tok Kerawat Mosque

Tok Kerawat era was the time when Islamic knowledge initiated in the area, he imparted the knowledge for the Muslim community to be slowly developed. A mosque known as Masjid Dalam Kerawat was erected and he was the first Imam. Developed community included his four sons, Hj. Jusoh, Hj. Ibrahim, Hj. Mahmud and Hj. Ismail. After Tok Kerawat, his second son Hj. Ibrahim took over the position as the Imam of the community.

During Hj. Ibrahim era, he led a committee that initiated an Arabic medium school in 1945. The committee members were the Imam's brother, Hj. Mahmud or known as Pak Cik Mud, Pak Teh Dolah, Pak Cu Do Him, Pak Mat Besar, Pak Do Dolah, Cik Gu Mat Perak and Pak Do Hamat Mat Diah. The first teacher was Cik Gu Kamarudin Hj. Ahmad (about 1945) and the second was Cik Gu Yusof Talib or known as Cik Gu Soh (about 1946). Those teachers were without salary, they have to earn from other means for living expenses, for example Cik Gu Soh was the mobile rubber trader around the village to earn his living.

Present day Sek Keb Pangkal Nering ... after almost 70 years ago

The first badge students (1945) were Hj. Harun or Pak Ngah Harun (the narrator), Pak Nik Jusoh, Pak Su Mamat Talib, Pak Lah Talib, Hamzah Jusoh, Pak Su Mat, Pak Nik Daud Mahmud, Benik Zain Ibrahim, Daud Ghafur atau Pak Ok.

Hj Harun @Pak Ngah Harun
Class of 1945

Hj Abdullah @ Pak Ngah Dolah
Class of 1953

Hj Osman Class of 1948

The school evolved to present day after three times being relocated. Despite that, the school thrived and now known as Sekolah Kebangsaan Pangkal Nering (SKPN) and ultimately became full fledged government funded and growing. The new building was first built in 1970s and the development continues.

A PROLOGUE

A village or kampong in Malay language indicates a location populated with a group of people. This blog aims to explore Kampong Chekok, 16600 Pulai Chondong, Kelantan. There are about 20-30 families live in the village based on number of houses. The landscape of the village is mostly flat land, the border on the west marked by a stream named as Sungai Bagan and paddy field on the east, north-south landmarks are mostly settlements on main road of Pangkal Gong-Kemubu route.

Entry from the south, Pangkal Gong-Kemubu Avenue

Social structure here is more of a close-knit community due to family relationship. Leadership is based on religious, political and educational backgrounds

Heart of the village is the mosque since most of the community congregate here five times a day. The mosque is named after Tok Kerawat, a religious leader who had the wisdom and vision. History of the social structure here began more than a century ago, basically, the evolution is influenced by Malaysian development.

The mosque named as Masjid Tok Kerawat - An influential social organization

 

Next influential social structure here is the school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Pangkal Nering a primary school established sometimes in early 1940s. The school evolved alternately with the village development. The school provides another platform where community to congregate on occassions. Other location for the school info is in Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/SekolahKebangsaanPangkalNering?ref=hl#!/

Next article shall explore further into each social structure as well as the village community, the landscape and its surroundings.