Civil servants to plant 20,000 trees

Civil servants to plant 20,000 trees

BEKASI: The Bekasi administration ordered on Tuesday all
10,000 civil servants to donate two trees each as part of
Environment Day commemoration which falls on Nov. 12.

Mayor Achmad Zurfaih said each of the regents will be the
coordinator responsible for the regreening movement.

He added that the commemoration ceremony would be held at
Sumur Batu village in Bantar Gebang district, Bekasi. The area is
near the Jakarta administration's main garbage dump, alleged by
many to have caused environmental damage.

"Nov. 12 will also mark the municipality's movement to reduce
pollution and to rehabilitate the damaged environment in the
town. The two-tree policy will be mandatory every year," he said.
-- Antara.