KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is keeping to its word on conserving eco-sensitive areas. Yesterday, the State Cabinet scrapped plans to proceed with the construction of a resthouse at Layang-Layang on Mount Kinabalu, about 2,700 metres above sea level.
And, the State Federal Development Department, which implements Federal-funded projects in Sabah, has been instructed to clean up debris left by a contractor that abandoned the project.
The department had issued a fresh tender to complete the construction of a two-and-a-half storey resthouse at the time the matter was highlighted by the media a couple of weeks ago.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the Cabinet deliberated on the matter before coming to its decision.
"Mount Kinabalu is a World Heritage Site and we don't need anymore buildings there, especially those that require rock blasting methods before they can be built.”
And, the State Federal Development Department, which implements Federal-funded projects in Sabah, has been instructed to clean up debris left by a contractor that abandoned the project.
The department had issued a fresh tender to complete the construction of a two-and-a-half storey resthouse at the time the matter was highlighted by the media a couple of weeks ago.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the Cabinet deliberated on the matter before coming to its decision.
"Mount Kinabalu is a World Heritage Site and we don't need anymore buildings there, especially those that require rock blasting methods before they can be built.”
Courtesy of New Straits Times
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