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IPOH: It was 27 years ago, but Alang Bah Aunyang still cannot forget the sight of his uncle desperately trying to hang on to a tree trunk as raging floodwaters threatened to tear away the elderly man’s frail body.
GOPENG: The need for an alarm system to warn villagers of rising water levels along Sungai Dipang here will be looked into, says Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.
IPOH: The Perak state government is investigating the cause of the recent mudslide at the Pos Dipang Orang Asli settlement near Kampar, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
KAMPAR: Shafie Bahoi still has tears in his eyes when he recalls how he lost his pregnant wife and their three-year-old son during the huge mudslide in Pos Dipang near here 27 years ago.
The Fifth Malaysia Plan 1986-1990 introduced more measures to control forest disturbances and loss.These included establishing a system for national parks, nature reserves, wildlife sanctuaries and virgin jungles, adopting preventive approaches via environmental impact assessment reports and climate change mitigation measures.Forests are now recognised as carbon sinks, which dovetails with the national green growth initiative.The Twelfth Malaysia Plan 2021-2025 outlines the mainstreaming of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 in respect of forest management practices.