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.

Epicon will become the main turnkey contractor to construct the development of Rumah Idaman MBI (RIM) of 2,252 units on the parcel of land held under Mukim Rawang, Gombak.

“Kira-kira 4,000 keluarga berpendapatan rendah menerima manfaat daripada 10 penganjuran JER di kawasan ini sejak Ogos lalu,” kata Shanmugam Batumalay.

Ujar beliau, pelancong domestik dari Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Perak dan Pahang menyumbang 38 peratus kedatangan di Selangor.