PSI project to start after Environmental Management Plan approved, says Chow


Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. – CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

BATU KAWAN: The Penang state government will begin the Penang South Islands (PSI) reclamation project after the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is approved by the Environment Department.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the approval would take about two months and reclamation works are expected to start in the third quarter of this year.

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