Lawyers' group wants go to court to combat deforestation causing S'gor floods
Lawyers for Environmental Rights will go to court to combat deforestation that it claims is causing the ongoing floods devastating parts of Selangor.
In a media statement today by lawyers Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetraj Singh Sohanpal, the group contended that the planned lawsuit seeks to restore the lost balance of nature.
They pointed out that even though the rains that hit the Klang Valley, particularly Shah Alam, was unprecedented, they noted the impact has been magnified many times over by the Selangor government allowing...
Lawyers for Environmental Rights will go to court to combat deforestation that it claims is causing the ongoing floods devastating parts of Selangor.
In a media statement today by lawyers Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetraj Singh Sohanpal, the group contended that the planned lawsuit seeks to restore the lost balance of nature.
They pointed out that even though the rains that hit the Klang Valley, particularly Shah Alam, was unprecedented, they noted the impact has been magnified many times over by the Selangor government allowing the indiscriminate building of housing estates, condominiums, shopping malls, and various other activities that require the destruction of forests.
“The Selangor government is guilty of allowing such indiscriminate developments to take place and has had no qualms allowing the destruction of our forests to make way for the same," the group said.
“In this respect, the Kuala Langat (North) Forest Reserve was narrowly saved from destruction. Even before the dust had settled, the Selangor government had expressed its intention to destroy certain portions of the Shah Alam Community Forest for development.
“Rampant deforestation will result in floods, landslides, and the loss of flora and fauna. The very oxygen we breathe is courtesy of these trees.
"Nevertheless, we humans are destroying the very forests that allow us to live.
“Deforestation will ultimately destroy our very civilisation if left unchecked. Realising this, India and China have collectively planted more than 300 million trees.
"On the other hand, Malaysia is actively destroying forests and pushing more species to extinction, including the Malayan Tiger, which will be extinct within the next five years.
“Lawyers for Environmental Rights will fight this rampant deforestation and destruction of our flora and fauna in the Malaysian courts and will be seeking to restore the balance that we have lost,” the group said.
However, the group did not mention who are the defendants or respondents being targeted by the planned legal action.
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