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LETTER | Nurul Izzah right about cancelling PSR project
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LETTER | The Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament deserves a commendation for coming out strongly against Penang South Reclamation Project (PSR).
What is more, Nurul Izzah Anwar’s stance on this issue has validated years of struggle that were mounted by the Penang Forum and other civil society organisations against the Penang government’s unthinking decision to embark on a massive reclamation project to finance the Penang Transport Masterplan (PTMP).
It is worth mentioning here that before this controversial project had become public knowledge, the Centre for Policy Research and International Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia was commissioned in 2015 by former Balik Pulau Member of Parliament and deputy health minister Helmi Yahya to undertake a comprehensive social impact assessment (SIA) on the repercussions of this inhumane project on not only the people in the immediate vicinity of the project but also on th
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Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman is pictured at Dewan Sri Pinang, George Town November 7, 2019. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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GEORGE TOWN, April 11 The state government is committed to implementing the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project which is expected to start in late May or early June.
Deputy Chief Minister I, Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abd Rahman said the coastal reclamation work would begin once the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been approved, expected to be in May.
“The Department of Environment has a standard operating procedure (SOP) and they are professional in their work approach. There is no reason for us to speculate (that the EMP will be denied),” he said at a news conference after visiting the Island A reclamation site today.