Phee reveals minutes, DOE found no pollution at illegal factory

Penang executive councillor Phee Boon Poh revealed that the Department of Environment (DOE) found no pollution at the unlicensed factory in Kampung Sungai Lembu, Bukit Mertajam, in 2015.

At a press conference in Komtar today, Phee distributed minutes of a meeting which took place on May 6, 2015, at the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) to back his claim.

PKR Penanti assemblyperson Norlela Ariffin, who raised complaints from residents over environmental pollution, attended the May 6 meeting.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who was at the press conference with Phee, said the state executive council at its weekly meeting today approved that the minutes be declassified for the media.

"The DOE found no pollution as barriers were erected at the top of the factory to prevent the release of smoke and ash from the factory," Phee said.

"The DOE said it can support the factory if there were safety devices and the burning was done in a closed environment," he added.

Phee said the factory owner had to obtain a license from the MPSP while DOE would see to additional conditions including sustainability of the site.

Phee and the owners of the factory were arrested by the MACC on Aug 10.

Phee had issued letters to the MPSP to halt action against the factory as the state was finding a solution to resolve cases of illegal premises, businesses and places of worship.

Meanwhile, Phee clarified that the carbon filtering factory was licensed when it started operating in Alma, Bukit Mertajam, in 2002.

However, the license was automatically cancelled when it relocated to Sungai Lembu, and the factory owner failed to apply for a new one.

The factory owner had applied to rezone the plot of land, located 500 metres from the residential area, from agriculture to industrial but the application was rejected, said Phee, reading from the minutes.

He noted that the factory owner also failed to get the building plan approved by the MPSP.

On the action to be taken against the factory, Phee said it was decided in the meeting that a compound is imposed, and if the situation persists, court action would be taken against its owners.

"It was also suggested that the factory is legitimised so that it can operate in a more environmentally friendly manner since it had been previously licensed".

The meeting on May 6, 2015, was also attended by DOE, district and MPSP officers. - Mkini

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