IPOH: The Manjung Municipal Council has issued a stop-work order to a sand mining project believed to be carried out at a turtle landing site in Tanjung Gemuk, Pantai Pasir Panjang in Manjung.
Council president Syamsul Hazeman Md Salleh said the mining licence and rock material extraction permit for the project were issued by the Land and Mines office.
Sahabat Alam Malaysia posted several photos of the area, which is said to be a level one environmental sensitive area, on its Twitter account. "The Perak government has made it clear to gazette this area as protected under the Perak State Structural Plan 2040. For many years, commitment to protecting this area has been given,” it tweeted.
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