Village to lead environment programme


Abu Bakar (fourth from left) launching the ‘Program Jom Kitar Semula’. With him are (from left) Batang Padang district officer Mohammad Yusoff Abustan, Rural Development Ministry Strategic Planning Division undersecretary Hamidi Zakaria, Zurainah, Behrang assemblyman Aminuddin Zulkipli, Perak Rural Development Ministry director Muhammad Faizal Shah Safian Sufi, and Orang Besar Jajahan Batang Padang Toh Paduka Indera Datuk Mat Rasid Ayob.

KAMPUNG Kinjang in Chenderiang, Tapah, has been made the first village in the country under the Desa Harapan (Village of Hope) project to have a year-long environmental education and recycling programme.

The programme, which comes under the Rural Development Ministry, was launched by Berjaya Corporation Bhd (BCorp) to raise awareness and enhance the understanding of various environmental issues and concerns surrounding the village.

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