PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): A 23.83-hectare area in Mukim Petaling, Kuala Lumpur has been gazetted as a new Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) under the National Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313) effective Friday (Oct 8).
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the PFR, to be known as the Sungai Besi (Additional) Forest Reserve, was to replace the 7.48-hectare Bukit Sungei Puteh Forest Reserve in Mukim Cheras, Kuala Lumpur which was de-gazetted for the development of the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) on the same date.