Muhyi outlines Cameron Highlands recovery action plan
Published on: Tuesday, November 25, 2014
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin outlines the action plan to rehabilitate Cameron Highlands as the country's leading resort.Muhyiddin, who is also the Flash Floods and Landslides Committee Chairman in Cameron Highlands said the short and long term plans, included development project supervision, agricultural activities and illegal immigrant problem in the highlands."This effort is not only to conserve the environment but also to bring back the golden age of Cameron Highlands as a well-known resort and tourism centre with pristine surrounding and natural forest that is very attractive," he told reporters after chairing the Cameron Highlands Flash Floods and Landslides Committee special meeting here Monday.
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To supervise development in Cameron Highlands, he said the Rural and Urban Planning Department was asked to review the Local Plan that was approved previously to enable it to be improved and adapted to the current times."For example for property development that is being submitted, the state government can consider or limit the area usage to be developed," he said.For agricultural activities, Muhyiddin said the new agricultural areas need not be set up anymore as the land exploited for agriculture had reached almost 8,600 hectares.He said based on the actual Cameron Highlands planning, the agricultural area only covered 2,300 to 2,500 hectares of land.
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"Apart from that, for the land cultivate, we also have to see what is considered as suitable," he said.He said the Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) needed to be frozen for the time being so that any illegal agricultural activities could be detected.
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On the problems of illegals who worked there, Muhyiddin said all state and federal agencies needed to take firm action based on the existing laws.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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