Council trees slashed and poisoned in Tanjung Malim
TREES in several neighbourhoods in Tanjung Malim, Perak, have died after being poisoned.

Seven dead mature trees were found at Taman Wangsa Jaya along with several others in Taman Bernam, Taman Bernam Baru and Taman Malim.

Tanjung Malim District Council Landscape Department assistant officer Aida Adnan said they didn’t know why the trees were poisoned and who was responsible.

“We have received some complaints and conducted an inspection.

Contractors felling a dead tree in Taman Wangsa Jaya.

“Some had cut marks on the trunks and had chemicals applied there to kill the trees,” she said.

Aida urged the public not to take matters into their own hands by killing the trees, which were planted by the district council.

She said any complaints about trees in public areas could be made to the district council.

“And with the start of the rainy season, the district council will also check other housing areas and cut down trees and branches that pose a risk to public safety and to prevent any untoward incidents,” she added.

One of the dead trees that was cut and poisoned.

It was reported yesterday that federal guidelines on tree management would be enforced by the National Landscape Department at the local council level, following several incidents of trees uprooted in storms in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

On May 7, a tree toppled and killed a motorist in Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur.

Aida said the district council had already felled three large dead trees, including an acacia and two kapok trees, in Slim Village recently.

The trees, she said, were located near the Ruman Awam housing area and SK Slim River.

“During the operation, we found the trees had nails on their trunks left by those who had previously put up election materials.

“Some of the machines used by the contractor to cut down the trees were damaged because of the nails,” she added. — By IVAN LOH
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TREES in several neighbourhoods in Tanjung Malim, Perak, have died after being poisoned.