Serious efforts undertaken to preserve Tasik Chini, says Pahang Forestry Dept


KUANTAN: Serious efforts have been undertaken to preserve Tasik Chini, says the Pahang Forestry Department.

Its director Datuk Dr Mohd Hizamri Mohd Yasin said there had been no new approvals for mining activities in Tasik Chini since 2019 and in fact, the state government had begun to intensify efforts to rehabilitate the mining areas by allocating RM250, 000 through a rehabilitation fund.

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