JOHOR BARU, July 10 -- Senggarang assemblyman Khairuddin A. Rahim today said that residents are still in the dark over the status of the Bukit Payong sanitary waste landfill project in Batu Pahat, as there are still signs of ongoing construction work at the site.

Khairuddin A. Rahim said despite the state government's decision to postpone the project, recent activities in the Bukit Payong area have caused anxiety among the locals around the vicinity.

"We can see the bulldozers still doing work on the ground so the residents have brought up the matter to me as they want to know about the project's current status," said Khairuddin when contacted by Malay Mail today.

Khairuddin, who is also the Johor Department of Environment (DoE) fellow...