PUTRAJAYA: As from last Friday, an area of 23.83ha in Mukim Petaling, Kuala Lumpur is officially a new Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) under the National Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313).
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the PFR – to be known as the Sungai Besi (Additional) Forest Reserve – replaces the 7.48ha Bukit Sungai Puteh Forest Reserve in Mukim Cheras, Kuala Lumpur which was de-gazetted for the development of the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) on the same date.