The three owners of the site are slapped with a 20-day notice to remove waste and rehabilitate the land.
A special task force, comprising councillors and several agencies, will be formed to monitor the illegal dumpsite in Machang Bubok, Seberang Perai Municipal Council president Rozali Mohamud said today.
"Previously, all the found dumpsites were small-scale, but the latest one in Machang Bubok is the biggest dumpsite found. The 6ha site, formerly an unlicensed sand quarry located in Bukit Teh, is situated just 100m from an oil palm estate previously exposed as aThe three landowners of the site have been slapped with a notice to clear the waste by MPSP, which requires them to stop all illegal activities and rehabilitate the land within the stipulated 20-day period.Machang Bubok assemblyperson Lee Khai Loon, however, called for stricter enforcement and monitoring of the area.
"We ask that the enforcement units in DOE, MPSP and police take swift action against irresponsible persons involved in the act," he said when contacted today.
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