KANGAR: All quarters including mass media clubs, non-governmental organisations should jointly support the government to make the Green Malaysia programme through the 100 Million Tree-Planting Campaign a success.
Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said the role of the mass media is important to encourage the people to be involved in this noble effort.
“As the patron of the Perlis Journalist Association (PWP), I hope journalists in Perlis and all over Malaysia in general would play their roles in supporting the greening campaign,” he told reporters here today.
He was officiating the Green Malaysia Programme: 100 Million Tree-Planting Campaign with PWP and Perlis Scouts Association at the Bukit Bintang Forest Reserve near here.
Today more than 1,000 Meranti Temak Nipis trees were planted by members of PWP, Perlis Scout Association and seven other NGOs.
Zahidi said he also hoped the programme would go on so that Malaysia would earn international recognition as a nation which preserves forest and is sensitive to the environment.
“In Perlis alone we will be planting about 200,000 trees and hope it would get the support of all parties,“ he said.
Meanwhile, Perlis Forestry director Awang Shaffie Awang Ahmadni said the objective of the programme is to green the land of Malaysia as well as to conserve the country’s forest.
“Perlis has 10,619 hectares of tropical forest and Bukit Bintang Forest is one of the largest agricultural plantations in the Nakawan Range.
In another development, the Perlis Information Department has opened a counter to provide information to the people about Covid-19 emergency and other matters to encourage vaccine registration.
Its director, Azrul Hassan said as at today, the Perlis Information Department has registered more than 300 people in the state for vaccine shots under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. — Bernama
