The Selangor government today has been urged to reduce the size of the controversial RM1.5 billion mega-incinerator project to be sited in Broga and consider building smaller plants instead.

No Incinerator Semenyih/Broga protem committee chairperson Halil Hussain said the incinerator should be "re-sized and allocated fairly" all over Kuala Lumpur and Selangor based on the garbage output of each area.

"This presents a more equitable arrangement for all parties. After all, if it (incinerator) is indeed safe, it can be built anywhere," he said in a statement to malaysiakini .

The committee maintained that the proposed plant in Broga, backed by a RM2 billion Japanese soft loan, was "too big and has no data to prove that it is completely safe".

"We maintain the decision to have the proposed plant here was not properly thought of and presents a clear danger to us in Semenyih and thousands of other water consumers in southern Selangor who are dependent on supply from the Jenderam water treatment plant."