Kuala Lampur, April 14 -- I thank Datuk Ramli Mohd Tahir, managing director of KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd for his response to my article - "Batu Arang incineration dangers".

I wish to set out my rejoinder to his response with regard to the issues set out below:

Comparison between Putra Heights gas pipeline fire and the risk of fire posed by the Batu Arang incinerator

KDEB seeks to distinguish the recent gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights as an incident involving an uncontrolled release of highly pressurised gas in a non-engineered environment while their proposed WtE plant will operate within a well-regulated and engineered combustion environment.

The question I asked in my article, is why with all the land in Selangor, the pr...