Karim - Tanggungjawab semua jaga alam sekitar

October 9, 2014

Sasar 500 pokok - Usaha MDS pelihara habitat, mewujudkan persekitaran yang kondusif

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Majlis Daerah Samarahan (MDS) menyasarkan menanam 500 pokok setahun, kata Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Alam Sekitar, Kesihatan Awam dan Pelancongan MDS Dr Chew Kian Peng.

Menurut beliau, inisiatif tersebut merupakan salah satu usaha MDS untuk memelihara habitat dan mewujudkan persekitaran yang kondusif.

“Kami di MDS tidak ketinggalan dalam melaksanakan inisiatif menjaga habitat dengan menyasarkan untuk menanam sebanyak 500 pokok setahun selaras dengan slogan majlis ‘Cantik, Hijau dan Bersih’,” katanya ketika berucap pada sambutan Hari Habitat Sedunia sempena 30 Tahun Gemilang MDS di sini, semalam.

Justeru sempena sambutan tersebut, MDS telah menanam pokok di sekitar jalan berhampiran bangunan baharu Mahkamah Bumiputera dan Majlis Adat Istiadat di Lot Fasa II dan III di sini.

Usaha tersebut turut dijayakan dengan penglibatan agensi kerajaan, pemimpin masyarakat, para pelajar IPTA dan komuniti setempat.

Mengulas mengenai sambutan Hari Habitat Sedunia, Chew berkata ia adalah satu sambutan peringkat global yang dianjurkan oleh semua negara ahli Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) bagi meningkatkan kesedaran akan kepentingan membangunkan penempatan manusia yang selesa dan kondusif.

“Tujuan Hari Habitat disambut di seluruh dunia adalah untuk memperingati dan menyedarkan kita semua bahawa semua berhak mempunyai tempat tinggal yang selesa dan selamat untuk didiami serta kemudahan asas dan persekitaran yang segar,” katanya.

500 trees to be planted annually for a ‘green’ Samarahan

October 9, 2014

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Samarahan District Council (SDC) plans to plant 500 trees annually to preserve the habitat and to create a conducive environment for the people.

Abdul Karim holds the sapling he planted in conjunction with World Habitat Day 2014.

Its Environment, Public Health and Tourism Committee chairman Dr Chew Kian Peng said, “We, in SDC, is left behind in implementing an initiative to maintain the habitat by targeting to plant 500 trees per year in line with this event’s slogan of ‘Beautiful, Green and Clean’.”

He said this at the World Habitat Day 2014, held here yesterday in conjunction with SDC’s 30th anniversary. It was officiated at by Assistant Housing Minister cum Asajaya assemblyman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

In conjunction with the celebration, SDC, government agencies, community leaders, students from public institutions of higher learning, and several locals planted trees along the road near Sarawak Bumiputera Court and Majlis Adat Istiadat’s new building.

On World Habitat Day, Dr Chew said it was a global celebration organised by all United Nations member countries to increase awareness on the importance of providing comfortable and conducive human settlements.

“The objective of Habitat Day is to make all of us realise that everyone has the right to have a comfortable and safe house to live in, as well as access to basic facilities and fresh environment.”

In his speech, Abdul Karim urged the people to help protect the environment.

“The human population is increasing every year and this is also the case in Sarawak, but the natural habitat is decreasing. Therefore, it is the responsibility of all communities to protect the environment.”