Vote for BN, he urges Penangites who are against the massive plan to reclaim three islands to the south.
PM Najib Razak and Penang Umno chief Zainal Abidin Osman (on Najib’s left) launching a village lighting scheme in Teluk Kumbar during the PM’s visit to Penang.
GEORGE TOWN: Barisan Nasional chairman Najib Razak has come out against a controversial massive land reclamation project proposed for Penang and pledged to “get rid of the project” if the BN is returned to power.
Penangites who are against reclamation projects in the state should vote for Barisan Nasional if they want the projects shelved, he said.
Najib said the federal government “was not agreeable” with the proposed three islands to be reclaimed in the waters off the south coast of Penang island.
The massive reclamation encompasses commercial and industrial development stretching across the span of the south coast.
It was proposed as a means to fund the state government’s RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan. It calls for a tunnel across the North Channel from the island to the mainland, and three new highways.
“We will get rid of this project if BN comes to rule in Penang. If you do not want reclamation, vote for BN,” Najib said today.
Under the Penang Transport Master Pplan, highways, a light-rail transit line and a monorail line will be built by the state government with the help of project delivery partner, SRS Consortium.
The Penang government had previously been reported as saying that it would not go ahead with the reclamation project until the environmental impact assessment (EIA) is approved by the federal government.
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