MELAKA, Jan 4 – Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) targets to plant 13,000 trees at 13 locations in Peninsular Malaysia this year, in line with the utility company’s commitment to environmental protection and conservation. Its senior general manager (Corporate Affairs and Communication), Datuk Ir Mohd Aminuddin Mohd Amin, said the initiative under the ‘Tree for a Tree’ programme involved the planting of 1,000 trees at a cost of RM100,000 to RM120,000 at each of the selected locations.
“This programme is coordinated with the TNB tagline of ‘Better Environment, Brighter Future’ and the locations selected include recreational parks and public places. This initiative was started in Kuantan, Pahang in August, last year. Melaka is the second location, the next is Kangar, Perlis and followed by the other selected locations,” he said after the ‘Tree for a Tree’ programme at Dataran 1Malaysia, here, Sunday.
Officiating at the event was Melaka Housing, Local Government and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Ismail Othman. Also present were Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah, who is also Tangga Batu MP, and Klebang assemblyman Datuk Lim Ban Hong.
In the meantime, Mohd Aminuddin also said that the allocation which are also included for the maintenance work and fertiliser supply for three months before the maintenance of all the trees would be handed over to the local authorities in the selected locations.
At yesterday’s event, 300 students of higher education institutions in the state planted 1,000 saplings of tree species such as bintagor laut, balau laut, bebaru and Melaka. Meanwhile, Ismail said the Melaka government would plant about 40,000 trees statewide in line with its effort towards green technology practices by 2020.
He said of the number, about 20,000 trees would be planted by the Melaka Historical City Council (MBMB) at several locations including along Sungai Melaka, and the rest by the Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council, Jasin Municipal Council and Alor Gajah Municipal Council. He added that the level of landscaping in the state is improving and all its local authorities should be serious in planting and looking after the trees to create a better environment.
