The Selangor government has decided to continue with the programme of legalising illegal factories in the state up to Dec 31 this year, the State Assembly was told today.  

New Village Development and Illegal Factory Resolution Committee chairperson Ean Yong Hian Wah said this would allow all companies and factories operating illegally in the state to submit applications for conversion of agricultural land to industrial land so as to operate legally.

He said that such applications had been received for conversion of 1,021 lots of land or 45.38 percent of a total of 2,250 lots of agricultural land as of May last year.

“Of the total, 857 applications have been approved and the state government collected more than RM112 million in additional premiums,” he said when replying to a question from Khasim Abdul Aziz (PAS-Lembah Jaya).

Meanwhile, Local Government Committee chairperson Ronnie Liew Tian Khiew said the Shah Alam Transfer Station (SATS) collection point for solid wastes in Section 21 in Shah Alam began operation on Jan 10, and receives an estimated 400 tonnes of solid waste daily from Shah Alam.

He also said that SATS was receiving solid waste estimated at 1,000 to 1,100 tonnes daily this month from Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya.

“All the solid waste at SATS will be sent to the Jeram waste disposal site,” he said when replying to a question from Saari Sungib (PAS-Hulu Kelang).

Liew, who is the state assemblyperson for Pandamaran, said Worldwide Holdings Berhad had to bear a cost of RM800,000 prior to SATS coming into operation.

The cost, among other things, covered payment for utilities, security services and maintenance of vehicles, he added.

- Bernama