SHAH ALAM, Aug 30 — The Selangor State Legislative Assembly was told that 581.48 hectares had been approved as permanent forest reserve (HSK) replacement in the state.
State Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairman Hee Loy Sian said this was based on the 17th/2021 Meeting of the State Executive Council (MMKN) decision on May 5 and was confirmed in the 18th Meeting on May 19.
“An area about 581.48 hectares has been approved as permanent forest reserve replacement involving PT4182 in Sungai Panjang sub-district, in Sabak Bernam district of about 308.62 hectares; Ampang Pechah, Buloh Telor sub-district, Hulu Selangor district an area of about 208.98 hectares and Bukit Broga, Semenyih sub-district, Hulu Langat district about 63.88 hectares as replacement forest.
“On the whole, the Selangor state government can still maintain the HSK area in Selangor of not less than 30 per cent.
“After taking into consideration the area of HSK that has been degazetted and the new replacement areas, the total HSK is about 250,255.36 hectares,” he said when winding up questions of assemblymen here today.
He was replying to questions raised by Bukit Lanjan state assemblyman Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping, Kampung Tunku state assemblyman Lim Yi Wei, Sijangkang state assemblyman Datuk Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi, Sungai Panjang state assemblyman Datuk Mohd Imran Tamrin and Bukit Gasing state assemblyman R. Rajiv who wanted to know the degazetting of Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) and proposals for additional HSK area.
Hee said the 17th MMKN, which was confirmed by 18th MMKN in May, had decided that only 536.70 hectares from the overall KLNFR were approved for degazetting under Section 12 Selangor’s National Forestry Act (Adoption) Enactment 1985.
“The total KLNFR area to be degazetted is less than 45 per cent from the original total proposed which was about 991.90 hectares.
“This is because the state government had taken into consideration protests and biodiversity interest, as well as Orang Asli, needs and therefore only a portion of KLNFR is degazetted,” he said.
— Bernama
