Bauxite mining should be totally banned

WITH the commencement of the three-month moratorium on bauxite mining in Pahang on Jan 15, a massive joint clean-up operation has begun. Hopefully, this costly undertaking will soon clear the affected areas of the obnoxious red earth that has enveloped the entire landscape.

The dire consequences of bauxite mining in Bukit Goh and the surrounding areas in Kuantan have brought to the fore the plight of the people living there. The enormity of the dangers faced by the villagers near the mining areas and the stockpiles is real.