Chow: No plans to extend public display of Penang reclamation project EIA report

Published by The Star • 22/05/2019 • 09:40 am

GEORGE TOWN: There are no plans to extend the public display of the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) environmental impact assessment (EIA) report, says Chief Minister, Chow Kon Yeow.

He said the EIA report would be displayed until the end of this month, adding that there was no discussion for its extension.

“This is the second time that the EIA has been put on public display
“I suggest that the public make full use of this second round of public display as we are not planning to extend it,” he said at a press conference after the launch of caLLme Cab, a local e-hailing app for taxi services in Penang at Komtar on Wednesday (May 22).

Chow was responding to a question from the press if the state would consider extending the public display period from its current one-month schedule.

Chow said that there was more than sufficient time for the public to view and submit feedback on the EIA report.

It was first put on display from May 24 until June 23 in 2017.

The first EIA report was rejected by the Department of Environment in 2018 and a revised EIA was submitted early this year.

The revised EIA is on public display from April 29 and will end on May 28.

The Penang South Reclamation (PSR) development comprises three man-made islands totalling 1,800ha near Teluk Kumbar.

The EIA is currently on public display at Level Three, Komtar from 8am to 5pm (only on weekdays) apart from 11 other places.

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