GEORGE TOWN: Penang Forum has called for a moratorium on all development projects that involve hill cutting in the state with the new risks posed by climate change.
The forum, which is a coalition of some 20 environmental and civil rights NGOs, said the authorities should carry out inspection and monitor ongoing hillslope developments to ensure that safety measures were adequate.
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