Proposed quarries at Kedah mountains would negatively impact residents, environment, says group

ALOR SETAR: Environmentalists are urging the state government to preserve Gunung Baling and Gunung Pulai and not to turn them into quarries.

Sahabat Alam Sik (SAS) advisor Mohd Sobri Ramlee said the proposal to conduct quarry activities at the mountains would not only jeopardise the natural environment in the areas but also will affect nearby residents as their source of income were from the mountains.