A FURNITURE factory is among five premises facing demolition orders for operating on river reserve land along Sungai Semenyih.
The other four premises are a chicken processing plant, an electrical recycling items workshop, a warehouse for heavy machinery and a brick factory.
State Local Government Committee chairman Ean Yong Hian Wah said despite recent notices issued by Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj), the operators of the illegal factories had failed to shut down operations.
He added that four of the factories were occupying the state land while the warehouse was on private land.
He also said that even though the warehouse was on private land, it was still an offence to operate a business in the river reserve.
Ean Yong did not reveal when the demolition exercise would take place, adding that the five were among the 58 factories found to be operating along Sungai Semenyih.
Ean Yong said MPKj had conducted a survey to check on the activities along the river and identified the businesses operating in industrial and non-industrial zones.
“Thirty-one premises were found to be operating without licences and 49 compound notices were issued for various offences including operating on agricultural land,” he told reporters after attending a briefing by MPKj yesterday.
He said 27 of the factories would be taken to court for further action as the council was seeking a court order to shut down the illegal businesses.
He explained legal action was necessary because the operators had failed to adhere to the council’s notices.
“MPKj’s action against the illegal operators shows that it is serious in its efforts to close down illegal factories operating along Sungai Semenyih,” he said.
On Nov 7, StarMetro reported that its check revealed more than 50 factories were operating along Sungai Semenyih, posing a threat to the river.
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