KOTA KINABALU: A controversial oceanarium resort at Pulau Mabul (read: Concern over Mabul resort plan) along Sabah’s east coast still has to get the approval of various authorities here although the state cabinet has endorsed the land office’s green light for project.
State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said the oceanarium proponents would need to get approval for the project’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) and development before it can get off the ground.
He said his ministry would evaluate the proposal when they received the development plan of the proposed oceanarium.
“As such, the issue of the project’s approval does not arise at this point in time,” he told The Star yesterday.
He said the EIA was a crucial component in the entire evaluation process of the project.
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IM A DIVER, DIVE OVER 16 YEARS IN BORNEO HAVE SEEN MABUL FROM 1983. I HAVE MOORE THAN 2000 DIVES IN THIS AEREA. A OCENARIUM IS WHAT THIS AEREA GARANTIED DOES NOT NEED. IT WILL DISTROY EVREYTHING!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete200 BUNGALOWS !!!! NO THANK YOU!!!
IT WILL TURN ALL THE TOURIST AWAY
THE EIA IS APROFT---HAHAHA GOOD THAT YOU IN MALAYSIA AND CAN PAY EVERY ON OF.
I HOPE THERE IS SOME ONE CAN STOP THAT SOMEONE HAS A SENSE OF NATURE!!!