SEBERANG PERAI, July 3 -- The Penang state government may consider renegotiating the terms and scale of the reclamation project off Karpal Singh Drive, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.

He said the proposal under the Jelutong landfill rehabilitation and reclamation project could still be reviewed.

"We will need to scrutinise the work method that the group was worried about," he said, referring to the Protect Karpal Singh Drive Action Committee that recently met with him to voice concerns over the project.

Chow said the group, consisting mostly of Karpal Singh Drive residents, was especially concerned about the project's work methods.

"We have to revisit why such a big area is needed and all that," he said after attending the groundbr...