Display online the conditions for PIL1 approval, civil groups tell Penang govt
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow holds a press conference on Penang Hill today, where he discloses the Environment Department’s conditions for approving the RM7 billion PIL1 project. – The Malaysian Insight pic by David ST Loh, April 16, 2019.
IT’S not enough that the Penang government has shared with the media the 56 conditions that the Environment Department has attached to its approval for the Pan Island Link 1 project, the state must also make the information available online.Penang Forum’s Khoo Salma Nasution said the conditions should be made available online for people to interpret them as they will.
“I think in any city, that would be the practice. The conditions are guidelines to address environmental impact and safety issues. They are not confidential material or something to hide,” she told The Malaysian Insight this evening. Effective July 2018, access to full reports will only be available with a subscription. Sign-up now and enjoy one week free access!
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