PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a meeting with state Fishermen Association and Penang Forum members today, concerning the Penang Southern Reclamation Scheme in southern Penang. - BernamaThere is still room for more discussions between the aggrieved fishermen and the state government over the Penang Southern Reclamation Scheme , even though the mega project had received EIA approval, according to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“From what I understood, there is no reclamation project in the world that can guarantee that the marine habitats for the fishermen would be protected. There is no reclamation scheme in the world which has indicated it can be done.” The SRS scheme is part of the state’s strategy to raise funds to underwrite the ambitious RM46 billion Penang Transport Master Plan.
Anwar mentioned that he had seen Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed to convey his interests to understand the point of view of both sides here.
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