Penang South Reclamation project works to begin soon

(BRIEF CAPTION) Soil Investigation Rig (SIR) near the Island A the first phase of Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project to collect data at the site in Bayan Lepas, Penang. (April 11,2021). - ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The first dredger carrying sand to reclaim land in the south of Penang island will arrive by late May or early June, with reclamation works to begin as soon as the final details of the Environmental Management Plan are approved, says Deputy Penang Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman.

First unveiled in 2015, the privately-funded project had been delayed for nearly two years since the 2019 approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment that came with 72 conditions for the state and the project delivery partner to fulfill.