It has also adopted the Malaysian Forestry Policy in 2021, amendments to the National Forestry Act in 2022, and the National Biodiversity Policy 2022-2030 that was launched last month.

“They will develop a software to monitor the condition of the forest. So, some activities can be detected including the entry of the public, the movement of animals, fires and also various other occurrences such as landslides based on sensors or reports given,” he said.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Infrastruktur dan Pertanian, Izham Hashim, berkata berdasarkan rekod, perbelanjaan pada tahun 2018 sehingga 2020 adalah sekitar RM210,000 hingga RM360,000.

Exco Kemajuan Desa dan Perpaduan negeri, Datuk Rizam Ismail berkata, bagaimanapun kerajaan negeri pada masa hadapan, terbuka sekiranya terdapat permintaan dan keperluan untuk berbuat demikian.

He added that the state government’s target for this year is an additional 5,997 units for completion, and 17,229 units to commence construction.