‘Folly to review hill slope development policy’


Zulfikar (left) objects to changing RSNPP 2030’s hill slope development policy especially with the unpredictable weather. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

CIVIL society groups are appalled at Penang’s move to reassess a long-standing rule that bars development on hills more than 76m above sea level despite deadly landslides in the past.

They warned that relaxing the rule would enable developers to build more apartments and heighten the risk of slope failure and landslides.

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