Reissuing Bauxite Mining Licenses in Pahang

KUANTAN – The Government is asked to reissue permits to continue the work. bauxite mining to generate revenue for settlers

Datuk Md. Sohaimi Mohamed Shah (BN-Sungai Lembing) said that mining activity should, however, be conducted with strict controls so as not to affect the business. 39; environment.

"Residents around Bukit Goh are attractive to the federal government, the state government and any other party to pursue bauxite mining activities."

have no income and depend on their children, even if the price of bauxite has dropped. ", he said during the discussion of the motion of thanks on the address of the regent of Pahang Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah in the Legislative Assembly of Pahang State, today.

The mining of bauxite in the district was halted on January 15, 2016 after being found polluting the environment

Today's session also saw the cost of the East Coast Railway (ECRL) project become a topic of debate when Chow Yu Hui (DAP-Tras) He agreed with Tengku Abdullah in his speech that the cost of the project would be reviewed.

He decreed it it as a "wise" because it was a megaproject and it was more feasible to operate at a reasonable cost compared to the estimated cost of RM 70 billion

The session continues tomorrow

– BERNAMA