Jun 25, 2010
Sand mining in Hulu Selangor legal
HULU Selangor district officer Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan has refuted claims that illegal sand mining is rampant in the Batang Kali and Ulu Yam townships.
He said sand mining activity at Kuala Kali, Batang Kali and SKC Kampung Timah, Ulu Yam were legal and were carried out by Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB), the company set up by the state government two years ago.
Nor Hisham dismissed recent media reports claiming illegal sand mining activity was taking place in Batang Kali.
“It is actually the deepening of the riverbed of Sungai Selangor and it is not true that sand was being taken out from the area.
“KSSB has engaged two contractors to carry out the sand mining activity legally,’’ said Nor Hisham.
“To avoid confusion, I hope that KSSB apply for one permit for each site. Currently, it is one permit for three areas,’’ he said.
Nor Hisham added that a three-month permit from June 3 to Aug 31 were given to the KSSB.
He said that the permit allowed KSSB to extract 2,500 square metres of sand, where each metre the contractor pays a royalty of RM3 to the state government.
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