Hill Cutting, Illegal Loggings, Damaged Rivers, Why Are There No Control?

We were gravely shocked and horrified to learned from the recent press reports on the continuous hill cutting in Cameron Highlands in Pahang, Penang and Sarawak. Just imagine what would be the significant impact on the environment in the near future. Apart from hill cuttings which has been rampant for decades, there are also illegal loggings elsewhere especially in Perak and Kedah.

We are now wondering, there are specific laws and Acts which could be used against these culprits and those who had damaged the environment. The problem here is, why are there no enforcement and these culprits are allowed to just expand their hill cuttings and illegal loggings deep into the woods of which had consistently damage the entire environment and water conservation.

What would this cause in the end? None of these business people even bother to look into. Landslides would happen very soon. Just look at Cameron Highlands, it happens whenever there is a heavy downpour. Soil erosion, which would cause sky high buildings to collapse. Examples could be seen at Bukit Antarabangsa and the Highland Towers in Selangor previously. Why hasn't the authorities learn from what had happened previously? There has been so many deaths due to all such incidents and tragedies. Why hasn't any government enact a stricter law or Act in order to protect and conserve our environment in order not to repeat these incidents and tragedies?

Just look at the examples in Cameron Highlands in Pahang. The rape over its hills is happening right before our eyes and there are no urgency to deal with the situation at all despite so many reports and complaints has been made. It is the responsibilities of those in the Land Office, Forestry Department as well as the Local Government Department and the local municipal council there. Are they all sleeping on their job? Where are the enforcement? Why are there no efforts to nab these culprits and bring them to the book?

It shows that there are possibilities of power abuse and corruption involved. That is why there are no proper observation and enforcement into such situation. Those law breakers are not even nabbed even though they are doing all those wrongs in front of our eyes.

Apart from this, the other parts of the states also suffers from the same situation. Look at what happened in Penang, Kedah and Perak? It is not happening two to three years ago, it has been going on for decades.

In Sarawak, it is also happening so blatantly. Hills and villages are also been cut off in order to pave way for some sort of  "industrial development" and the constructions of dams. No only hills and villages are being cut off and damaged, the rivers are also being polluted as the result of such massive developments which has been left unchecked at all.

Despite so many complaints, protest and grievances that are being brought up to the government and relevant authorities for immediate action, nothing has been done to address the people's grievances and the losses of their livelihood.

Various reports has been lodged at the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC), the police, the Department of Environment (DOE) and the Forestry Department. So why still inaction by these authorities? Because the powerful elitist has been involved in such activities?

Well, business and profits comes first. Incidents, deaths and tragedies, are these all collateral damage?