March 6, 2012
MPSP to promote green lifestyle via cycling activity
By DERRICK VINESH
Star
THE Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) has come up with an MPSP Green Ride programme to promote cycling among the ratepayers in Seberang Prai, Penang.
Council president Maimunah Mohd Sharif said the initiative was part of the council’s efforts to create eco-communities among the mainlanders as outlined in its Fokus 2012 Transformation Plan.
“We want to create communities that are both healthy and environment-conscious.
“Apart from helping the people to stay fit through cycling, we also encourage people to get closer to nature,” she said in an interview on Sunday.
The MPSP Green Ride programme will be held on the third Sunday in every two months, starting with a pilot event at the Bertam Sports Complex in Kepala Batas at 7am on March 18.
Maimunah said the programme was jointly organised by the Love Pedalling Mountain Bike Club, North Seberang Prai Environment Centre’s cycling team and the Tasek Gelugor Riders.
“About 200 cycling enthusiasts will take part in the pilot event. They will begin a trial ride from the Bertam Sports Complex to Bumbung Lima, Kuala Muda, Penaga, Lahar Kepar and back to the complex, covering a distance of 32km,” she said.
On a different matter, Maimunah said MPSP had recently changed the name of its Local Agenda 21 programme to Local Action (LA) 21 programme, to give it a more action-oriented punch.
She said six working committees were created and headed by councillors for LA 21.
The LA 21 Eco-Friendly Working Committee is headed by councillor (Soon Lip Chee), Women’s Excellence Committee (Tan Xin Ying), Green Industry Promotions Committee (Lim Tau Hoong), Electronic Waste Disposal Committee (Ahmad Farid Md Arshad), Pet Care Committee (Liu Ting Ling) and Ampangan Flats People’s Housing Project (Noramin Ramli).
MPSP to promote green lifestyle via cycling activity
By DERRICK VINESH
Star
THE Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) has come up with an MPSP Green Ride programme to promote cycling among the ratepayers in Seberang Prai, Penang.
Council president Maimunah Mohd Sharif said the initiative was part of the council’s efforts to create eco-communities among the mainlanders as outlined in its Fokus 2012 Transformation Plan.
“We want to create communities that are both healthy and environment-conscious.
“Apart from helping the people to stay fit through cycling, we also encourage people to get closer to nature,” she said in an interview on Sunday.
The MPSP Green Ride programme will be held on the third Sunday in every two months, starting with a pilot event at the Bertam Sports Complex in Kepala Batas at 7am on March 18.
Maimunah said the programme was jointly organised by the Love Pedalling Mountain Bike Club, North Seberang Prai Environment Centre’s cycling team and the Tasek Gelugor Riders.
“About 200 cycling enthusiasts will take part in the pilot event. They will begin a trial ride from the Bertam Sports Complex to Bumbung Lima, Kuala Muda, Penaga, Lahar Kepar and back to the complex, covering a distance of 32km,” she said.
On a different matter, Maimunah said MPSP had recently changed the name of its Local Agenda 21 programme to Local Action (LA) 21 programme, to give it a more action-oriented punch.
She said six working committees were created and headed by councillors for LA 21.
The LA 21 Eco-Friendly Working Committee is headed by councillor (Soon Lip Chee), Women’s Excellence Committee (Tan Xin Ying), Green Industry Promotions Committee (Lim Tau Hoong), Electronic Waste Disposal Committee (Ahmad Farid Md Arshad), Pet Care Committee (Liu Ting Ling) and Ampangan Flats People’s Housing Project (Noramin Ramli).
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