Anti-incinerator group fumes over MPS' failure to display EIA report
The Rawang Tolak Incinerator Network (RTI) has chastised the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) for its alleged failure to put the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the Sultan Idris Shah Green Energy Plant on public display.
This is despite the fact that the document is supposed to be available at three designated locations since May 7, including the MPS' premises.
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