EIA for Penang sea reclamation project to be finalised next month

GEORGE TOWN: The Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA) for the sea reclamation project in the southern waters of Pulau Pinang, now known as Penang South Islands (PSI), is expected to be finalised next month.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said that the EIA was now in the final stage and would be submitted to the Department of Environment (DoE) for approval.

"We are waiting for the technical meeting next month to finalise the report," he said when met after the presentation of the state government's financial aid amounting to RM2.3 million to Tamil and Punjabi schools here today.