D-G: Older landfills have no EIA

PETALING JAYA: Many landfills allowed to be located upstream of rivers do not meet environment impact assessment (EIA) guidelines, National Solid Waste Management director-general Datuk Dr Nadzri Yahaya said.

He said 16 landfills situated in catchment areas, near water intake points or near the sea were built before the Environ­ment Quality Act 1974 was enforced.