(Source: the Star online 14 May 2008)
It was a significant moment for many staff members of the Petaling Jaya City Council as they planted tree saplings on the grounds of the Kelana Jaya Park as part of the local authority’s effort to save the environment.
To make it more meaningful, a sign that carried the name of the individual who planted the tree was erected next to the sapling.
Some early morning joggers stopped and helped the staff to plant the trees.
The effort was part of the council’s Tree Planting Program with the tagline ‘One Staff, Five Trees’. They were joined by Seri Setia state assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and representatives from Friends of Kelana Jaya Park.
(Nik Nazmi (in red cap) helping a MBPJ staff member plant a tree)
“This program helps to create a healthy and green environment for the community and it is a positive step that encourages the local community to take part in preserving the environment. It is a responsibility that everyone must take on,” Nik Nazmi said.
The program was launched last year in the PJS10 neighbourhood and was spearheaded by the council’s management service department where they planted trees in Taman Aman. This time around 170 and 105 staff members from the engineering and landscape department respectively decided to do their part for the Kelana Jaya Park. Nearly 1,500 trees were planted, including Ochanostachys amentace, Melaleuca cajuputi Powell, Neobalanocarpus heimii, and Tamarindus indica.
The employees were assigned to different zones in the park where they planted various trees and botanical plants deemed appropriate.
“This is a good opportunity for the staff to mingle with each other and promote environmental awareness. We must realise the importance of our roles, no matter how small, in helping to reduce the effect of global warming,” said MBPJ secretary cum acting mayor Puasa Md Taib.
“We hope to be able to plant 8,620 trees by the end of the program where 1724 of it will be canopy trees and 6,896 botanical plants,” said Puasa.
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