COMMENT | 5,700ha developments planned in sensitive Genting forests

COMMENT | In the aftermath of the Batang Kali landslide in Selangor, we, the Rimba Disclosure Project (RDP), would like to highlight that we have found in our investigation that over 5,700ha of Genting Highlands and the surrounding mountain areas appear to have been earmarked for development.

This consists of 5,000ha from the draft Rancangan Tempatan Daerah (RTD) Bentong, 316ha from the draft Rancangan Kawasan Khas (RKK) Genting, 248.7ha for the ongoing Tropicana Windcity development, 125ha for a future LBS Bina development and 14.5ha for the ongoing Pavillion Genting project.

Below are also several proposed developments...