Paper donates 10,000 teak saplings

Paper donates 10,000 teak saplings

BOGOR: The Radar Bogor newspaper donated 10,000 teak saplings
on Friday and planted them around the Bogor Institute of
Agriculture (IPB) campus in Dermaga, Bogor, and along the
Cihideung River.

The general manager of the daily, Hazairin Sitepu, said the
saplings, which cost Rp 150 million (US$17,857) in total, were
imported from Thailand.

"From the time these saplings are planted today, a monitoring
team from the IPB will observe their growth," Hazairin said.

Radar Bogor also plans to help regreen the Puncak mountain
resort, and will donate trees that can thrive in that climate. --
JP