Putrajaya Green City 2025

In April 1994, the Government affirmed a Conceptual Scheme, in view of the Garden City Concept, to transform Putrajaya into a intelligent city and a ‘city-in-a-garden’. It is for all intents and purposes completed was the division of the city into 20 persints, and the assignment of 40% of the whole city zone exclusively as open space. This prompted to the planting of 1.6 million shaded trees since 1997, and the production of 400 hectares of fake lake and 200 hectares of wetlands.

The vision of Putrajaya turning from a Garden City to a Green City required the improvement of a further approach system. The last incorporates arrive utilize administration, the usage of a coordinated transportation framework, waste and water administration, the expansion of the urban economy, the reinforcing of tourism, and the appropriation of compelling multi-level administration.

The coordinated land utilize administration and travel arranging has extraordinarily contributed towards the lessening of carbon emissions, with the advancement of minimized and cell improvement of neighborhood focuses along fundamental transportation courses.

Low Carbon Putrajaya

Economic activity projected that the carbon emission in Putrajaya will be reduced to 60% by 2025 from 2007 as the population increase to 347,700. Rail base transportation targeted to be used as the main transport mode in 2025 CM (41%).

Cooler Putrajaya

The daily maximum temperature in Putrajaya is over 30 degree Celsius. By targeting 2 degree Celsius reduction to reduce the cooling demand inside the building & encourage people to walk/cycle within the city.

3R Putrajaya

Putrajaya has been utilizing a landfill waste disposal facility approximately 30km away outside the city boundary. Targeting to reduce 50% of final disposal of solid waste and 50% of GHG emission per waste.

Associated with the concept of green cities is management of renewable and non-renewable resources, management of waste and the reduction of the impact of greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide resulting from various human activities.

To achieve this objective as Putrajaya Green City 2025, for this purpose seven (7) keys focus introduced which is:

1. Planning, Urban Design & Building;
2. Integrating Nature into the Urban Fabric;
3. Energy Usage;
4. Water Usage;
5. Transportation and Mobility;
6. Solid Waste Management; and
7. City Administration and Management.