SHAH ALAM, 11 Apr: Priority in maintaining forest reserves is the focus of the state government as the state now has 31.5 percent of forest reserves.
The Chief Minister, Mohamed Azmin Ali, said that the state government will not compromise regarding the exploration of forest reserves, even for development purposes.
He said that the state government has strict policies and regulations for this purpose so that 30 percent of it remains as forest reserves.
“Now that we have exceeded the quota set, about 31.5 percent has been maintained of the overall forests in Selangor,” he told the media today.
He said this when commenting on the Air Hitam forest reserve in Puchong which is said to be the target of certain parties to be developed.
Mohamed Azmin said that he has not received any information about it and he will not compromise if there is illegal exploration.
“If there are any proposals for development, it has to go through a strict process, including a public hearing, to ensure that this forest reserve is not trespassed by anyone.
“We will not tolerate it. We do not want incidents like what happened in Cameron Highlands and Kelantan to repeat in Selangor.
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