Khalid: Previous government okayed pig project on Jan 30 - The Star

By Wani Muthiah

SHAH ALAM: Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has reiterated that it was the previous state government that approved the centralised pig farming project in Ladang Tumbuk, Mukim Batu in Kuala Langat.

He said records showed that approval was given to acquire 136.4ha for the project under Section 3 (1) (a) of the Land Acquisition Act.

The decision was made at an executive council meeting on Jan 30 where it was also decided that the cost of the acquisition would be borne by a private company and the proceeds channelled to the Selangor state Economic Planning Unit.

Earlier, former mentri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo told a press conference that the previous state government decided on a smaller project.

“We did not discuss a project costing as much as RM100mil and the state government had also agreed not to come out with any allocation for it,” he said.

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