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The federal government has cancelled the Telom Dam project in Cameron Highlands, according to Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin.
Speaking at a Pakatan Harapan campaign event in the Orang Asli settlement of Pos Lanai this afternoon, she said her ministry made the decision in October last year.
“On Oct 30, we had a meeting and decided that the Telom Dam will not be included in our plan.
“Which means the government will not be building the dam.
“This is not because of the by-election, I did not even know the dam was in the Cameron Highlands (constituency),” she said to applause and cheers from the audience.
Yeo said the dam was scrapped because the government saw no reason to waste funds on a project which is not needed.
Pos Lanai, which is a BN stronghold, would have been one of the most affected areas if the dam is constructed.
[More to follow] -Mkini
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