Activist says quarry will destroy Gunung Baling, MB asks why make noise now

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A new quarry in Gunung Baling, Kedah has allegedly started operating last week even though the preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report pointed out several major issues with the project, Sahabat Alam Sik (SAS) activist Mohd Sobri Ramlee claimed.One of the main issues is that the quarry is about 900m away from the nearest residential area when there should be at least a 3km buffer zone in between quarries and residential areas, he told Malaysiakini.This new quarry is also expected to be able to operate for 149 years, which Sobri said would not only be devastating to the villagers staying in Gunung Baling but the biodiversity there as well.In comparison, he said, the nearby Bukit Puyuh quarry operated for about 30 years before it was suspended by former Kedah menteri besar Mukhriz Mahathir. Sobri was also involved in the campaign to stop the Bukit Puyuh quarry.Ho…