Program To Plant Shady Trees ….. Throughout Ipoh

Foo Wan Thot sponsored the first 90 trees seen here with YB Tan Kar Hing  

The Perak State government and Ipoh City Council initiated a program to plant 2590 shady trees around Ipoh. It was launched by State Exco for Tourism YB Tan Kar Hing yesterday.

All the trees are sponsored and are of the variety Merawan Siput Jantan and Penarahan. It was selected to complement the heritage buildings in Old Town, provide greenery, being easy to maintain and is pleasant to the eye and reduces the urban heat currently being experienced.

The balance 2500 trees will be located within a 2 Km radius at Old Town, New Town and Taman DR and will be completed before the end of the year. 

Trees for planting at the parking lot at back of Ho Yan Hor gallery

The first 90 trees were sponsored by philantrophist Foo Wan Thot. The selected locations at Old Town are along Jalan Bandar Timah, Jalan Bijeh Timah and parking areas behind Ho Yan Hor gallery within the vicinity of Concubine Lane.

Tan added the state Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) would also beautify and upgrade Sungai Kinta for tourism and recreation.

The rubber-dam which when operational raises the river water for use for 1Km of water activities

The DID would raise their ‘Rubber Dam’ located on the river close to Wisma Kuala Lumpur Kepong which would raise the water level on the river and provide recreation for water activities for approximately 1Km starting from the YMCA.  

Ipoh City Council will upgrade the existing bicycle path and illuminate the entire stretch of Kinta Riverwalk.

The upgraded bicycle path that goes under the bridge. 

Describing the Kinta River as a harmonious river he said there are three mosques, three Chinese temples and a Hindu temple and there are birds and small animals that frequent the area.  

Heron's in the riverbank and ......

squirrels on the telephone wire .... can be seen here

He added that at end April Tourism Perak would organize a food festival and coffee festival at Kinta Riverwalk and further promote the river. Called the River Kayakking Program we want people to re-imagine the purpose of the river.

JAG