Before the next tree falls, DBKL places 200 sensors to keep dangerous ones in check

Kuala Lumpur is implementing a new technology-driven approach to monitor and manage its ageing trees, with the city council planning to install 200 sensors to keep an eye on selected mature trees. The sensors, which will be placed about 1.2 metres above ground on the trees, will provide real-time indicators of the trees' condition and alert the city's control centre when a tree poses a danger to the public.

This marks the second phase of DBKL's urban tree management programme, which began with mapping all 25,000 trees in the capital earlier this year. The sensors will focus on mature trees in areas like Jalan Ampang and aim to preserve healthy trees rather than removing them unnecessarily. The initiative comes as the city continues to carry out tree mitigation works to prevent trees from posing risks to motorists and pedestrians, following incidents such as a man being hit by a falling tree in July.

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