‘Former mining land worth repurposing’


Ng (right) planting a tree along Persiaran Puchong Legenda in Puchong as (from left) Hew, Yap and Noraida look on.

IT IS more challenging to develop former mining land due to the technical requirements involved, so efforts to revive such brownfield sites should be lauded, said a town planning expert.

“More technical studies are required when it comes to redeveloping former mining land. One reason is because its soil condition is different,” said Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) president Datin Noraida Saludin.

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