KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — The government has approved a RM40 million allocation to widen and deepen Sungai Bertam in Cameron Highlands.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the allocation was an immediate measure to prevent the recurrence of Wednesday’s tragedy in the Bertam Valley in Ringlet, Cameron Highlands.  

In tabling the 2014 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat today, he said the government was committed to providing a clean, safe, and healthy environment for the present and future generations.

Among the programmes to be implemented towards this end are the National Carbon Reporting Programme or MyCarbon by the corporate sector, establishment of a National Conservation Trust Fund for conservation of degraded areas and permanent forest reserves, as well as natural resource management.

“To strengthen development of green technology, the government will provide investment tax allowance for the purchase of green technology equipment and income tax exemption on the use of green technology services and system,” he said. — Bernama