State govt committed to resolving Kanthan farmers' issue

IPOH: The Perak state government says they are committed to resolving issues claimed by the farmers who were farming illegally at the Silver Valley Technology Park (SVTP) project site that belongs to the State Development Corporation Perak (PKNP).

"This issue has been going on for over 11 years. Through PKNP, the state government offered alternative sites at Changkat Kinding, which has been gazetted as an agricultural zone, and it also involves the cooperation of the State Agriculture Development Corporation (SADC)," said a spokesman in a statement issued by the Perak Mentri Besar's office.