Environmentalists disappointed with Selangor MB's remarks on degazetting forest

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Several environmentalist groups have expressed anger and dismay over Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari's determination in considering the plan to degazette 931ha of peat forest in the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve to make way for development.In an interview with Malaysiakini earlier this week, Amirudin stressed that the state government was looking to ensure that development continues in the area while still preserving an ample size of the forest and taking into account the Orang Asli communities living there.The project, which is said to be a mixed-development, would see the state-run Menteri Besar Inc owning some 364ha of the proposed development, while the remaining 566.56ha would be awarded to Titian Jutaria, a private company with reported links to the Selangor palace.Numerous NGOs and individuals have opposed the project, which resulted in the state governmen…