Almost half of Perak land area gazetted as Forest Reserve, MB tells assembly

IPOH: Nearly half the land in Perak is now categorised as Forest Reserve, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad (pic).

The Mentri Besar said a total of 986,862.44ha of land, which is 47% of the state's total land area of about 2.1 million hectares, has been gazetted under the National Forestry Act 1984.