Lampung land rehab begins this month

Lampung land rehab begins this month

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A band of 1,000 people will soon
begin replanting on 3,200 hectares of disused land in the
province.

"Their activities will include raising seedlings and tree
planting," Lampung forestry office head, Sjamsuddin Rachmat,
explained yesterday.

The program, expected to be focused in the northern and
western areas of the province, will likely begin in the middle of
this month.

Antara reported that most of the workers would be hired from
the local community and paid a daily wage. The wage rate was not
disclosed.

Sjamsuddin attributed most of the land devastation damage to
human activity. (mds)