Penang Botanic Gardens ‘fading’
THE Penang Botanic Gardens is a pale shadow of its former self. The plants in this famous park are in bad condition.
The oldest garden in the Straits Settlement lacks maintenance and management.
A check on site on yesterday also showed that its main toilet renovation work has been delayed. Several toilet bowls that were left out in the open on the construction site and are an eyesore.
Even the number of bamboo shoots has declined rapidly and only a few are visible at the bambusetum, the conservation area for various bamboo species.
Barisan Nasional Youth chief H’ng Chee Wey, who led a site visit accompanied other BN youth leaders, claimed the overall condition of the park was not up to mark.
“The weak management by the Penang Botanic Gardens Department reflects that the state government which has control over the gardens and has failed to do a good job.
“We are saddened by the lack of care and attention to the flora and fauna here.”
H’ng, who is also Penang Gerakan Youth chief, said it was high time for the Penang government to get its act together for the sake of the garden’s reputation.
“The current conditions have tarnished its image and we urge the department to monitor the upkeep of the park,” he said
The state BN wing leaders who were present were from Umno, MCA, MIC and People’s Progressive Party.
The original garden was established in 1884 on the site of an old quarry, under the supervision of Charles Curtis, its first superintendent.
The federal government allocated RM7 million in 2012 to expand and upgrade the park’s public amenities, and the building of the lily pond at the main entrance.
The bambusetum is not flourishing.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
THE Penang Botanic Gardens is a pale shadow of its former self. The plants in this famous park are in bad condition.
The oldest garden in the Straits Settlement lacks maintenance and management.
A check on site on yesterday also showed that its main toilet renovation work has been delayed. Several toilet bowls that were left out in the open on the construction site and are an eyesore.
Even the number of bamboo shoots has declined rapidly and only a few are visible at the bambusetum, the conservation area for various bamboo species.
Barisan Nasional Youth chief H’ng Chee Wey, who led a site visit accompanied other BN youth leaders, claimed the overall condition of the park was not up to mark.
“The weak management by the Penang Botanic Gardens Department reflects that the state government which has control over the gardens and has failed to do a good job.
“We are saddened by the lack of care and attention to the flora and fauna here.”
H’ng, who is also Penang Gerakan Youth chief, said it was high time for the Penang government to get its act together for the sake of the garden’s reputation.
“The current conditions have tarnished its image and we urge the department to monitor the upkeep of the park,” he said
The state BN wing leaders who were present were from Umno, MCA, MIC and People’s Progressive Party.
The original garden was established in 1884 on the site of an old quarry, under the supervision of Charles Curtis, its first superintendent.
The federal government allocated RM7 million in 2012 to expand and upgrade the park’s public amenities, and the building of the lily pond at the main entrance.
The bambusetum is not flourishing.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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