Up in arms over land conversions


Forested land stretching up to the Klang Gates Dam is mistakenly marked as ‘Empty Land’ in the I-Plan land use system, but authorities say the matter will be rectified. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

A POTENTIAL reclassification of 1,112.9ha of two permanent forest reserves in Ampang has caused alarm and concern to ripple through the community.

A group of concerned citizens, who discovered the anomaly, said the change was reflected in the I-Plan integrated land use system, but they had not been aware of any degazettement process or public announcement.

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