MORE than 500,000 residents living within a 5km radius are expected to be affected if a proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Batu Arang, Rawang, is built, says Jaringan Rawang Tolak Insinerator (JRTI), a residents' group formed to protest against the project.
"Besides those residing in Batu Arang, Bandar Tasik Puteri, Kota Puteri and Bandar Seri Coalfieds, it will also affect those in Kuang and Bandar Country homes," said JRTI spokesperson Abdul Hanan Abd Mokti during a protest held outside Bangunan Dewan Negeri Selangor, Shah Alam.
