Hujung selatan (Southern end of) Terusan Wan Mat Saman

Bersambung daripada Muzium BM (BM Museum), Bukit Mertajam.

Continuing from Muzium BM (BM Museum), Bukit Mertajam.

Selepas Kepala Batas kami ke Sidam Kiri di Kedah kemudian masuk ke Sungai Petani. Terus ke Gurun menghampiri Guar Chempedak kelihatan batu ini.

After Kepala Batas we went to Sidam Kiri in Kedah then entered Sungai Petani. On to Gurun approaching Guar Chempedak could be seen this stone.

Ia menandakan bahagian selatan Terusan Wan Mat Saman yang dibina tahun 1885 hingga 1896 oleh Perdana Menteri Kedai ketika itu Wan Mat Saman.

It marks the southern end of Terusan (canal of) Wan Mat Saman which was built in the year 1885 till 1896 by the Prime Minister of Kedah then, Wan Mat Saman.

Terusan ini dibina dari Alor Setar di utara hingga 36 km sampai ke Gurun.

This canal was built from Alor Setar in the north for 36 km reaching Gurun.

Dahulu ia amat penting untuk pengairan padi. Ia mengalirkan air Sungai Kedah dari Alor Setar.

Before it was very important to irrigate rice fields. It flowed water of the Kedah river from Alor Setar.

Sekarang ia kelihatan seperti parit biasa sepanjang jalan...

Now it looks like a common drain along the road...