More land reclamation rights reportedly will be handed over to the companies building the controversial 6.5km Penang tunnel and other road projects. Continue reading »
Sep 042011
Ivory Properties Group Berhad has received a letter of acceptance from PDC to buy and develop 103 acres of Bayan Mutiara land, south of the Penang Bridge.
The Bayan Mutiara site - Photo by Anil
Another case of “privatisation of profits, socialisation of costs/losses”?
While certain firm(s) are making huge profits from land reclamation for their project(s) in Penang, the government, whether federal or state, may have to use public funds – that’s our money – to alleviate the damaging effects of land reclamation and mud-dumping.
A marine study commissioned by the state indicates that reclamation work has brought about significant siltation which affects the natural hydro-flow of Penang, theSun newspaper has revealed.
Reclamation may have caused changes in tidal currents
Himanshu Bhatt
GEORGE TOWN (Feb 1, 2010): Abnormal sedimentation in the wake of reclamation along Penang’s coastlines may have contributed to drastic changes in tidal currents in the Penang Channel and sea around the state.
