Selangor To Proceed With Pig Farm Project In Tumbuk - Bernama

KUALA SELANGOR, April 11 (Bernama) -- The integrated pig farm project in Kampung Tumbuk in Kuala Langat will proceed as planned despite objections from several residents, said Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

He said the Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance) government felt that it was better to proceed with the project as the existing farming practices produced stench and posed danger to public health such as the spread of Japanese Encephalitis virus.

"The state government has secured the site and it will take time if we are to find another place," he told reporters after meeting youths in Ijok state constituency.

He said if the government decided to close all pig-rearing farms in Selangor, it would mean that it was not being considerate to the interest of other communities.

A modern and environmental-friendly pig farming system was therefore needed, he said.

He claimed that the decision had been studied by the previous Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo and supported by the MCA.

Abdul Khalid also said that he was of the views that certain media organisations were exploiting the issue to create friction between races and between him and the previous menteri besar.

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