The operator of a planned durian project in Gunung Lambak, Kluang does not need to submit an environmental impact assessment (EIA) as the land has been agricultural land since the 1940s, clarified Kluang District Officer Jamaludin A Hamid.

He said the Environment Department (DOE) found that the durian project on the 37ha of private agricultural land is not a new planting project that requires the conversion of land for the purpose.

“Initially the DOE said