マレーシア・ニュース

ブロガのゴミ処理場建設計画中止

タンカック　:　政府はブロガに建設を予定していたアジア最大のゴミ処理施設は建設費および維持費に多額のコストがかかるとみられ中止することになったとナジブ副首相が語った。この決定は、建設に伴う反対運動が原因ではないと政府は説明している。建設には１５億リンギットが必要とみられて、また、維持費も高く、政府にはそれだけの資金を拠出する余裕はないと話す。深刻化するゴミの問題に対し、政府は代替案としてブキット・タガールに焼却炉を建設する予定だ。

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[ 7月9日　3：06　MCS]

ニュース・ソース

Broga project too costly, says Najib

TANGKAK: The Government decided to cancel the RM1.5bil incinerator project in Broga last year as it was very costly to build and maintain.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Najib Tun Razak said the decision was made during a meeting with Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting last year.

The decision was made at the Cabinet Committee meeting on solid wastes and was subsequently approved by the Cabinet.

Speaking to reporters here, Najib said the decision was not due to any protest or court action but the high capital and maintenance costs to have such an incinerator.

“Studies showed that the Broga incinerator system, which would cost more than RM1.5bil, was very expensive.

“It is also very expensive to maintain. No district council or municipality would be able to afford it,” he said after launching a unity carnival organised by Pertubuhan Kebajikan Dan Dakwah Islamiah Johor.

Najib said the Government had several alternatives, including using the sanitary landfill system in Bukit Tagar, to resolve waste disposal problems in the country.

To a question, Najib said an incinerator was something that Malaysia could use to dispose of its waste but the project should be affordable.

He said many developed nations used incinerators but taxes in those countries were also very high.

Najib also hoped that Indonesia would seek Malaysia's help in battling the haze, which was starting to affect the region now.

He said Malaysia could even deploy some Royal Malaysian Air Force planes to carry out cloud seeding over the region as the sources of the haze had been identified.

“We are willing to help Indonesia in battling the haze problem,” he added.

.<8-7-2007 THE STAR>