Zambry: 43,000 ha of Perak land illegally cleared

20 March 2014| last updated at 09:04PM

"We are losing millions in earnings due to the illegal land clearing," he said.

Speaking to reporters after the Selamat Pagi Perak radio programme on Perak FM here today, Zambry said the problem of illegal land clearing was all over the state, but the more prevalent districts were Batang Padang, Manjung and Perak Tengah.

"I do not want to blame anyone, but the problem could have been due to weak enforcement and the lack of mechanism to control it worsens the problem," he said.

Zambry said illegal land clearing in the state was undertaken by syndicates.

"Sometimes these syndicates will put a few people to work on the land - to pull wool over the authorities eyes, but the syndicates are the biggest culprit," he said, adding that the state had combined all relevant authorities like police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to keep the land clearing in check.

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Zambry: 43,000 ha of Perak land illegally cleared