KUCHING: Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) Mayor Datuk Haji Abang Abdul Wahab Abang Julai will be launching the Clean, Beautiful and Safe (CBS) Enhancement Plan 2.0 during the official opening ceremony of the Old Kuching Smart Heritage Agenda 2019 programme at Kuching Waterfront on March 27.
The CBS 2.0 Plan sets the course towards realising a clean, beautiful and safe city by 2023 with the target to increase the CBS index to 80 per cent by 2023.
This enhancement plan calls on the citizens to rise to the challenge of transforming the community to create a sustainable urban environment for the future generations.
The second version of the plan (2019-2023) is the continuation of the first 5-year plan (2013-2017) where it was formulated to incorporate the annual strategic plans by taking an integrated approach in promoting sustainable development, empowering the community, taking recognition that environment, economy, society and culture are intertwined.
The goal of this plan is to provide a conceptual framework to transform Kuching City into one of the cleanest, most beautiful and safest cities in Malaysia within the next five years.
To ensure that, strategies include reduction of waste through recycling programmes with the target of increasing the recycling rate to 22 per cent by 2023.
There will be mandatory installation of grease traps and mandatory desludging of septic tanks in residences, commercial institutions and hotels to reduce pollution of waterways with the target of complying to Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulation 2009, reduction of air pollution through a reduction in energy consumption by the implementation of Energy Management System MS ISO 50001 and tree planting programmes with the target of planting 1,000 trees annually and a 10 per cent reduction in energy consumption.
The establishment of well connected open spaces, public parks, aesthetically designed infrastructure, amenities and visual enhancement of the city’s facade is set to transform Kuching into a beautiful city.
Apart from establishing the city’s aesthetics and greenery, citizens are urged to establish an inclusive society to speak their minds, exchange ideas and find solutions to any problem and aspire towards a cultured society where the people are physically active and value their arts and culture.
In terms of the city’s safety, the road conditions and traffic flow in Kuching will be improved. Safe facilities and amenities improved and food safety increased for the health of citizens.
For the public’s safety, health-conscious activities will be carried out often, pedestrian sidewalk safety improved to avoid any accidents from happening and reduction of nuisance property and abandoned ruinous buildings will be done.
Members of the public can visit https://acara.ml/e/agenda-dbku/pages/?code=cbs for more in-depth information regarding the enhancement plan.
