Reserve land to be converted to nursery
08 April 2010 , By The Star
160ha of orang asli reserve land in Kampung Simpang Arang, Gelang Patah, will be transformed into a nursery to grow jungle trees.
Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said that the nursery would equip orang asli youth with new skills.
“It will help to generate better income for their family. They will also able to sell the jungle trees to the local market especially in the Iskandar Malaysia area,” he said after presenting certificates to 41 orang asli youth, who took part in building four houses in the village.
Abdul Ghani said that Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) and Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) are planning to build public recreational parks, which would be filled with jungle trees.
“The orang asli youth should capitalise on the high demand for such plants and trees. I expect the nursery to supply the trees to such parks,” he said.
On the certificate presentation, Abdul Ghani praised IRDA, Malaysia Construction Academy (ABM) and Orang Asli Welfare department on its pioneer train and build course.
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