KULAI: Kulai Municipal Council (MPK) lost about RM1.1 million in revenue following the revoking of 516 temporary licenses of industries and traders. Its president, Abdul Rahman Salleh who chaired the full council meeting today said they had to revoke the licenses due to non-compliance of the council’s regulations or did not adhere to laws related to environment.
He added the move to revoke the licenses also showed the council’s seriousness in taking action against those who do not adhere to the law, especially those who cause water and air pollution. He said some of the industries which were given temporary licenses to operate for between three to six months had to be revoked due to them not complying with the law.
“There were some who operated on agriculture land, some processed used electrical goods without proper facilities and some even did not have in place a proper -system for the discharge of waste, including oil waste which were illegally discharged into Sungai Johor causing water pollution,” he added. Abdul Rahman said, the council has collected RM77million in revenue for this year.
