200 saplings planted for a greener Malaysia
From left Datuk Zoal A2ha Yusuf Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid and Datuk Aziyah Mohamed planting saplings Kinrara Golf Club — Picture by L
Manimaran
PUOIONG Two hundred saplings were planted al Kinrara Golf Club re cently under the Trees to Green ini tiative
The project was i P Group chair man Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid s response to the Natural Resources and nnvironmentMinistry scalltothe company to carry out its corporate social responsibility by increasing the acreage of green areas in the country
The Forest Research Institute Of Malaysia PRIM helped by identifying 20 suitable tree species including ke lat kekaiong assam geUigar kandis and temhusu
I P Group chairman Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid the ministry s chief secretary Datiik 7oal Azba Vnsiif and deputy secretary general 1 Datuk Aziyah Mohamed I P1 Gronp managing director Datuk Jamaludin Osinan and other dignitaries planted saplings at the launch
V fc are always aware of and at tentive to the need lo balance devel
opment with the preservation of the environment It has become our cul ture at I P to ensure that every pro ject of ours places emphasis on en vironmental quality said Sarji
Zoal thanked the I P Group and Kinrara Golf Club for cooperating with the ministry and FRTM to make the tree planting programme a success
It cannot be denied that Malaysia as a developing nation needs planned growth to ensure that we are not left behind in terms of economy technol ogy and social development when compared to other nations
WB should ho aware of our re sponsibility to protect nature and the enviroiunent
7oal said Malaysiawas blessed with great bio diversity but without proper conservation and systematic manage ment of its natural resources me neg ative impact of development would not only be felt by the country but also by the world — By Naveen
Mathew
Menon