Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has commended mass media organisations for helping promote City Hall’s efforts to woo the public to participate in its projects.
Mr Chadchart was speaking after representatives of thirty media organisations – including Bangkok Post Editor Soonruth Bunyamanee – planted trees and shrubs together in Chalerm Phrakiat Park within Bang Bon region on Sunday.
The media representatives joined makes with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration executives in order to plant 1, 500 trees. The press has so pledged to plant a total of 19, 090 trees at some other events following Sunday’s kick-off.
The governor stated the essence of the 1-million-more-trees campaign has been to give all inhabitants of the capital a chance to help make Bangkok greener and better.
The support from the media would get the message throughout and promote positive thinking for people within the capital, he added.
“We can change this city if we join hands together, with one individual planting one tree. We will grow up with all the trees and that is sufficient to make our city a better place to reside, ” he stated.
Journalists along with other media organisation workers pose for a group photo after planting trees in the recreation area. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)