Hold EIA reviews with villagers over Kudat silica sand mining project, Sabah govt told


Local NGOs found that dark water was overflowing from the mainland to the beach during their fact-finding mission to Sikuati, Kudat. (Photo courtersy of Adrian Lasimbang)

KOTA KINABALU: An indigenous rights activist has called on the Sabah Environment Protection Department (EPD) to make public the environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports for the RM2bil silica sand mining operation in the northern Kudat district, some 130km from here.

Adrian Lasimbang said local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as well as residents from the five villages affected by the China-based Kibing Group's project have been asking for the EIAs.

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