Call for full data, rescue plan in incinerator EIA study

comments     Claudia Theophilus     Published     Updated

The government should outline in detail an emergency evacuation plan for residents living within a 5km radius of the proposed incinerator in Broga, Selangor.

The Semenyih/Broga No Incinerator pro tem committee suggested this under the public-health risk assessment component of the detailed environmental impact assessment (DEIA) study for the project.

The committee submitted the eight-page document to the Department of Environment (DOE) o­n Saturday as part of public feedback o­n the draft terms of reference (TOR) for the DEIA.

The proposed 1,500-tonne gasification plant, touted as the world's largest to use Japan's latest zero-emission technology, has drawn community objections on various grounds.

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