427 hectares of state land encroached into in Selangor

 

A total of 427 hectares of state land were found to have been encroached into by irresponsible parties so far, the Selangor State Assembly was told today.

Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari said 40 hectares of the land were in the Petaling district, followed by Klang (86 hectares), Gombak (32 hectares), Hulu Langat (33 hectares), Sepang (29 hectares), Kuala Langat (142 hectares), Kuala Selangor (40 hectares), Hulu Selangor (20 hectares) and Sabak Bernam (one hectare).

Most of the land plots were initially used for agriculture, but after some time, building structures, such as stores and houses were built, Amirudin said in response to a question from Mohd Fakhrulrazi Mohd Mokhtar (Pakatan Harapan-Meru) on encroachment of state land.

Meanwhile, the State Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairperson Hee Loy Sian said the Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant (LRA) project, which included the construction of a service pool and distribution system, is scheduled to be completed by Dec 31, 2023, involving a total cost of RM2.38 billion.

“Part of the Langat 2 LRA started operating on Dec 21, 2019, with a capacity of 565 million litres per day through ‘Stream B’. The clean water is supplied to Hulu Langat, Petaling and Kuala Lumpur, with the current average production at 430 litres per day.

“Stream A, which has a capacity of 565 litres per day, has been commissioned and was scheduled to be handed over to Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd last Oct 30.

“However, since the pipe network for the clean water distribution is not yet completed, the full capacity of this LRA cannot be used,” he added.

Hee was responding to a question from Zakaria Hanafi (BN-Semenyih) on the Langat 2 LRA, the cost of the project and measures taken by the state government to address the issue on water pollution involving the Semenyih LRA.

- Bernama