May 18, 2013
ALOR SETAR, May 18 The Kedah supervision will at the moment cease all logging activities in the state pending the investigate upon their stroke upon the environment as well as the peoples livelihood, pronounced Menteri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir.
He pronounced this followed complaints from villagers which logging activities in their areas had affected the supply as well as quality of water.
Logging activities in the state will be at the moment ceased to enable us to conduct the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) in areas involved as well as they will resume upon EIA recommendations, he told reporters after the thanksgiving accepting at Seri Mentaloon, the menteri besars official residence, here today.
Mukhriz pronounced he longed for to safeguard which loggers reside by the conditions imposed upon logging activities.
If there is any valid complaint corroborated by concrete justification which the conditions have been not complied with, we will not demur to stop the logging activity immediately. we want all logging concessions given to be reviewed. We want to safeguard which the peoples seductiveness comes first.
In future, as distant as possible, we will not approve any some-more logging concession. we consider we have sufficient logging activities in the state. We have to find alternative sources of income for Kedah.
To me, the tree is worth some-more standing than felled. There have been potentials as well as opportunities for tourism as well as alternative industries (to grow), he added.
In an additional development, Mukhriz pronounced he had met Insaniah University College (Kuin) tip management, together with the rector, Prof Dr Jamil Osman over the problems faced by the state-owned institution.
He pronounced State Education, Transport as well as Works Committee authority Datuk Tajul Urus Mat Zain would look into Kuins problems as well as provide the report to him (Mukhriz) upon the new direction for Kuin.
We will speak to alternative parties involved. Most importantly, we will safeguard the welfare of Kuins students as well as staff initial prior to which of the management, he said. Bernama
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