Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow speaks to the press as he announces the approval of the EIA report on the Pan Island Link 1 during a press conference in George Town April 15, 2019. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
SM Mohamed Idris, who is president for both the Consumers Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia , called it shocking that the Penang government allegedly ignored the views of local residents on the matter. This morning, Chow said the DoE approved the EIA of the project on April 10 and that work on the highway may commence by the middle of next year.Mohamed Idris demanded that Chow list all 56 conditions.
He also argued that the EIA effectively ignored its own conclusion that traffic volume would exceed capacity by 2030. “This is not true as the Phor Tay Buddhist School, St Nicholas Home, Penang Chinese Girls’ High School, Shree Muniswarar Temple, the iconic Penang Hill railway, Kek Lok Si Temple and Air Itam Dam are all over 50 years old with cultural and historical significance and these will be adversely affected by the PIL1,” he said.
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