Approval of quarry next to temple causes uproar


THE Hindu community in Chemor, Perak, are incredulous over claims that the Land and Mines Department didn’t know a temple existed next to a newly approved rock quarry, Makkal Osai reported

A member of the Kanthan Sri Kallumalai Maha Kaliamman Temple action committee said the department approved the application by the Kuala Lumpur-based private company in 2020 to carry out quarrying at the Kanthan limestone hills.

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