Large-scale illegal earth work crippled
Published on: Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Kota Kinabalu: Two men were detained along with two excavators and a bulldozer, Monday, following a raid in Karambunai involving large scale earth work.Land and Survey Department Director Datuk Safar Untong said two enforcement teams were dispatched to the scene on Sunday."We received a tip off about large scale earth work activity in Karambunai on Sunday evening.
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Two enforcement teams were deployed to raid the site on Monday," Safar said in a statement. It is believed that the earth work activity carried out was somewhat connected with an illegal development project which was highlighted by various agencies including Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Shareda). He also said the department carried out ground inspection middle of August after being notified of illegal activities but upon inspection the contractors had stopped work as DBKK has compounded the company involved."They resumed earth work activity again very recently and we had to act."
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According to records, the owner and contractor had not obtained any licence or approval to carry out earth work activity at that site.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Action will be taken on the company or companies involved, especially those large scale illegal earth work activity that raised public concern, he said.
