GEORGE TOWN, April 17 -- The drawing for Pan Island Link 1 (PIL1) in its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report was not the actual design for the highway, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said today.

He explained that the computer-generated graphics submitted was only for a preliminary design draft for the Department of Environment (DoE).

"What was contained in the DoE submission was the preliminary design and not the actual design and as I've said before. After obtaining the EIA approval, the next stage is to look into the detailed design of the project," he said.

He said issues such as 56 conditions imposed by DoE for the EIA approval and adherence to various guidelines such as the Public Works Department (PWD) guidelines wi...