GEORGE TOWN, July 10 -- Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow assured Perak fishermen today that any sand mining activities off their coast for a reclamation project in his state will receive their own Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
He said Penang only obtained the EIA for its proposed Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project last week, meaning the matter was still in the early stages and nowhere near the decision on where the state will source sand for the project.
"Sand mining will need a separate EIA approval, it is not included in the EIA report for the PSR," he added.
He was responding to Perak fishermen's objections to the PSR based on their belief it would involve sand mining off the Perak coast.
About 200 Perak and P...