07 MARCH 2016www.freemalaysiatoday.com
Former bauxite mine may be used as industrial area in Kuantan
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The former bauxite mine in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, may be developed as an industrial area if the land is no longer suitable for oil palm. State Felda Affairs Committee chairman Abu Bakar Harun said this was an alternative plan being considered to help the settlers after the stopping of mining activities.
“If the former bauxite mine is suitable to be used as an industrial area, the landowners, state government and Felda can go into a joint venture to develop the area. This is to ensure that the settlers benefit if the land is no longer fit for crop cultivation.”
Commenting on the opinions of several academics that the bauxite mine was not suitable for development as its land structure had been disturbed, Abu Bakar said he was leaving it to the developers to decide. He said to date, 205 of the 500 Felda settlers were affected by bauxite mining, involving 2,050 acres.
He added that the state government, including Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob, would meet with the affected settlers before the moratorium ends on April 15 to explain the situation to them.
“If the former bauxite mine is suitable to be used as an industrial area, the landowners, state government and Felda can go into a joint venture to develop the area. This is to ensure that the settlers benefit if the land is no longer fit for crop cultivation.”
Commenting on the opinions of several academics that the bauxite mine was not suitable for development as its land structure had been disturbed, Abu Bakar said he was leaving it to the developers to decide. He said to date, 205 of the 500 Felda settlers were affected by bauxite mining, involving 2,050 acres.
He added that the state government, including Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob, would meet with the affected settlers before the moratorium ends on April 15 to explain the situation to them.
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