Kampung Mong Gajah

Residents of villages in the Pedu area were relocated in 1969 to make way for the man-made lake but they left behind a few graves that have become visible as the water level at Tasik Pedu dried up.

there were at least three villages at the site of Tasik Pedu before the dam was constructed.

Kampung Mong Gajah, Kampung Pokka and Kampung Jeram Tok Tekai,” , rest of the villagers were relocated to either Kuala Nerang or Sik. Residents said the biggest village in the largest water reservoir in Kedah – Tasik Pedu – was known as Kampung Mong Gajah.

According to folklore, the phrase “Mong Gajah” is from a local dialect, and it means gajah minum (elephant drinks), and during every prolonged drought, the submerged old graves would reappear, but not all, of the graves were relocated, as some villagers wanted the graves of their loved ones to remain there.