Puchong cemetery decision to be known next month
THE fate of the forest reserve near Saujana Puchong, whether it will be turned into a cemetery or not, will be known after the next State planning committee meeting on Oct 20, State Consumer Affairs and Environment Committee chairman Elizabeth Wong said.
She said the delay in the decision was due to insufficient time during the last State planning committee meeting held early this month.
“Due to insufficient time during that meeting, we were unable to address all items on the agenda. So, the matter will be discussed again at the coming meeting,” Wong said.
She also said in a statement that the panel members of the Public Hearing Committee were in favour of retaining the forest reserve. It was now a matter of formalising the decision at the State planning committee meeting before proceeding to regazette the forest reserve.
Since April 2004, residents living in the area have been opposing turning the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve into a cemetery.
They want to keep the forest reserve as a green lung and formed the Signature Campaign Teamwork with members comprising residents from Bandar Bukit Puchong, Gateway Puchong, Lestari Puchong, Mutiara Indah and Saujana Puchong.
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