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SHAH ALAM: The North Kuala Langat Forest Reserve is one step closer to being dismantled after the Selangor Forest Department released its public inquiry reports on the proposal today.
Hee Loy Sian, the former state co for tourism, environment, green technology and indigenous peoples affairs, told FMT that the report is the last to be presented to a specialized committee before details are presented to the executive committee of Selangor state.
Other government agencies such as the Department of the Environment (DoE), the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), the Selangor Land and Mines Office have already submitted similar reports.
The state government previously announced that it intended to withdraw 2,400ha from the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve with 150ha reserved for the Orang Asli community, a proposal that has received more than 45,000 written objections since February.
Speaking to the media today, Hee stressed that there is still no timetable for the decision on the proposed removal of the forest reserve.
“Nothing has been decided yet,” he said.
“This (the forest department reports) is a step that must be carried out before the state government decides whether to remove the land or not.
“As for the pros and cons, we will let the exco (executive committee of the state of Selangor) decide.”
Hee spoke to the media after handing over RM237,200 in donations on behalf of the state government to representatives of various Christian churches at the Selangor state secretariat building here.
He said the Forest Department presented its findings to a technical committee charged with gathering comments on the proposed removal of the forest reserve.
The committee, which met today, is also made up of DoE, DID, Selangor Land and Mines Office, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
