More than 1,000 residents at Bayan Bay in George Town want the Penang DAP government to explain why it approved a reclamation project in the area which is affecting their lives.

The residents' representative, S Geeta, claimed the land reclamation works there not only caused pollution, but was also very noisy.

"They (developers) begin work as early as 7am until late at night every day, causing inconvenience to residents with the loud noise," she told reporters in George Town, today.

Geeta claimed the project also caused traffic congestion from Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah up to Jalan Aziz Ibrahim in George Town, as residents had to double park their vehicles along the street.

"We have 'fought' with ourselves mentally since the project began in 2014 and it became even more serious when the reclamation work began to intensify last year," she said.

According to Geeta, the residents had sent letters of protest, including to Deputy Chief Minister I Mohd Rashid Hasnon and the Penang Island City Council, but claimed none had responded.

"Residents also question the attitude of the state government in frequently using the slogan towards a cleaner, healthier, greener and safer Penang, but the situation here (reclamation work) does not reflect it at all," she said.

Geeta said residents also hoped Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng would view the problem seriously and provide them with the explanation.

- Bernama