GEORGE TOWN: An NGO says it is not convinced by Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow’s assurance that a reclamation project near the Jelutong landfill will not encroach on the ecologically sensitive Middle Bank, a sprawling mudflat off the eastern coast of Karpal Singh Drive.
Protect Karpal Singh Drive Action Committee (ProtectKarpal) chairman AD Chandrasekaran said that despite Chow’s assurance that the rich marine ecosystem at Middle Bank would not be affected by the reclamation project, scientific evidence suggests otherwise.
Chandrasekaran warned that sedimentation, habitat destruction and disrupted currents would severely damage the fragile ecosystem, which is known for its marine life and seagrass beds.