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Comment on DEIA: Integrated cement plant in Chiku

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  #SelamatkanGuaChiku An integrated cement plant is planned to be built in Chiku, located in the district of Gua Musang in Kelantan. The Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment for the plant is currently being reviewed by the Department of Environment, and the public are welcome to send in written comments on the report to the Director General by 3 JUNE 2015 (see some comments below). The full DEIA report can be downloaded from the DOE website. Just register at  doe.gov.my/eia/  and then search for the report here:  http://www.doe.gov.my/.../eia-reports-under-review-peia.../  (Jenis laporan: DEIA, Negeri: Kelantan). Naturally, raw materials will come from the nearby, little-explored Chiku cave complex which will be   blasted into dust. As an MoU has already been signed between Majlis Daerah Gua Musang and ASN Cement without public consultation, commenting on this DEIA is as close as we can get to objecting to this project. MNS Selangor Branch is worried that yet another little-known M