Rumaizi signing the board to mark the launch of the ‘Green the Earth’ tree-planting ceremony at Housing Trust.
IPOH City Council is planning to plant more trees along the reserves of the Sungai Kinta as part of its plan to ensure the river and its banks are clean.
Ipoh mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin said the city council was planning to hold tree-planting programmes along the river, starting at the Kinta Riverfront Walk, early next year.
“We want to make sure our rivers are clean.
“We don’t want to see pollution as it will affect the water supply and impact the people, ” he told reporters after launching a “Green the Earth” tree-planting ceremony at Housing Trust.