Geram wants to know how it will be implemented, 'as we don't want it to look good just on paper', says its chief.
The implementation of a six-month period, to test the effectiveness of the new standard operating procedure for mining and exporting bauxite, shows the government’s seriousness in addressing pollution issues due to the activity.
"Companies, contractors and all parties involved and have been approved to participate in the trial must also be serious in finding solutions to the problems that have occurred before," he said when contacted byAli Akbar was commenting on a statement by Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources Dr Xavier Jayakumar at the Dewan Rakyat on Monday that the Pahang state government had agreed to the six-month trial for a new bauxite SOP before the bauxite mining activities could be...
Ali Akbar also said among critical issues that needed to be resolved during the trial period were enforcement aspects because, though comprehensive, the SOP would be meaningless if no action was taken on that aspect.
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