{"id":47294,"date":"2019-10-21T19:39:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T11:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=47294"},"modified":"2019-10-21T19:45:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T11:45:33","slug":"sultan-nazrin-launches-sungai-perak-river-bank-restoration-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=47294","title":{"rendered":"Sultan Nazrin launches Sungai Perak River Bank Restoration Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/sultan-nazrin-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47295\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/sultan-nazrin-1024x614.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/sultan-nazrin-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/sultan-nazrin-768x460.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/sultan-nazrin.jpg 1839w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>KUALA KANGSAR, Oct 21 &#8212; The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah planting a Merbau tree during the launch of the Sungai Perak River Bank Restoration Programme at the Sayong Tebing village here today. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>KUALA KANGSAR, Oct 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) &#8212; The Sultan of Perak,\u00a0Sultan Nazrin Shah launched the\u00a0Sungai\u00a0Perak\u00a0River Bank Restoration Programme at\u00a0Persiaran Tebing Sungai Perak, Sayong\u00a0here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme was held\u00a0in conjunction with\u00a0the state-level\u00a0International Day of Forests 2019. The International Day of Forests is celebrated on\u00a0March 21 every\u00a0year\u00a0to raise awareness on\u00a0issues related\u00a0to the\u00a0management, administration and\u00a0preservation\u00a0of forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also present\u00a0at today&#8217;s event were Menteri Besar\u00a0Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu,\u00a0state executive council members and\u00a0\u00a0Perak Forestry Department director\u00a0Datuk Mohamed Zin Yusop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahmad Faizal&nbsp;in his speech said the selection of&nbsp;Persiaran Tebing Sungai Perak&nbsp;as the location for the launching of the event was in line with the state government&#8217;s desire&nbsp;to develop the area as the&nbsp;Kuala Kangsar Royal Botanical Garden, which was the first of its kind in Perak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In order to realise the establishment of the&nbsp;Royal Botanical Garden, various types of trees will be planted along&nbsp;the five-kilometre stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To date,&nbsp;300 Ficus trees have been planted with&nbsp;the cooperation of&nbsp;various agencies,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;Ahmad Faizal said the Perak Forestry Department had contributed RM56 million to the state&#8217;s revenue, surpassing its initial target of RM50 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;NNN-BERNAMA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA KANGSAR, Oct 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) &#8212; The Sultan of Perak,\u00a0Sultan Nazrin Shah launched the\u00a0Sungai\u00a0Perak\u00a0River Bank Restoration Programme at\u00a0Persiaran Tebing Sungai Perak, Sayong\u00a0here today. The programme was held\u00a0in conjunction with\u00a0the state-level\u00a0International Day of Forests 2019. The International Day of Forests is celebrated on\u00a0March 21 every\u00a0year\u00a0to raise awareness on\u00a0issues related\u00a0to the\u00a0management, administration and\u00a0preservation\u00a0of forest. 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