Nurturing the mother of Shalu – Nanshih River

The low amount of rainfall caused by abnormal weather conditions from the second half of last year to March this year has resulted in many Taiwanese reservoirs drying up. However, located on the western side of Taichung’s Dadu Mountain (大肚山) lies a natural spring that helps to maintain the diverse natural ecology on the Nanshih River (南勢坑溪), a spot that is a popular leisure destination for local residents.

Unfortunately, not only has effluent discharged by upstream factories into Nanshih River polluted the once pristine water, government authorities have also removed riverbank bamboo groves, thereby damaging the natural piles of pebbles once lying along the riverbanks. To make matters worse, these have been replaced with concrete embankments along both banks, seriously damaging to river's natural appearance.

At a special forum organized by Taichung Wensun College, citizens and scholars were invited to discuss the future of Nanshih River and visited historical sites in the area, providing them with a closer look at the life of local people. In addition to strongly recommending the implementation of laws prohibiting the felling of wood, bamboo or any other activity that destroys the local environment, participants at the forum also called on the government to pay closer attention to the ecological treasure of Nanshih River. 

Nurturing the mother of Shalu – Nanshih River 
URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/271489

(以下是中文對照)
孕育沙鹿的母親-南勢溪

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台灣從去年下半年到今年三月，幾乎沒下什麼雨，異常天候造成全台水庫紛紛見底，但是在台中市有一條天然湧泉的南勢坑溪，位於大肚山西側，保有豐富多樣的自然生態，是當地居民生活休閒的好去處。

但是近年來上游工廠，將污水排入南勢坑溪，原本潔淨的溪水不再。再加上公部門將兩岸的竹圍砍除，把卵石堆砌的護岸損毀，取而代之的是兩側水泥駁坎，嚴重破壞溪河的自然樣貌。台中市文山社區大學特地舉辦相關論壇，邀請民眾及家學者共議南勢坑溪未來，更安排實地探訪歷史遺址、近距離接觸民家生活。與會人員強烈建議，依法禁止砍伐竹木，破壞地形地貌等不當開發行為，更積極呼籲政府重視南勢坑溪這個生態寶地。