Uncontrolled logging cause of mud floods, says Galas assemblyman

GUA MUSANG: Uncontrolled logging activities to open up land for farming in Gua Musang has been identified as a major cause of increasingly frequent mud floods occurring in the district.
Gua Musang assemblyman, Ab Aziz Yusof said the logging activities resulted in the hill slopes to be easily eroded.
"Previously, the Gua Musang-Lojing road had never been hit by a mud flood but yesterday it happened, forcing the road to be closed for hours.
"We are worried that an toward incident may happen in future if the state government does not act seriously on this mud flood problem," he told reporters after viewing the affected area, today.
Ab Aziz said the situation of the Orang Asli at a number of settlements, particularly in Kampung Jedip at Pos Brooke, here, was no longer safe especially if it rained heavily for more than five hours.
"Continuous rain will cause the water level in the rivers to rise fast due to the absence of buffer zones after the hills have been stripped bare for agriculture purposes.
"I have raised this matter several times, especially during the state assembly sittings but until now, there have been no concrete solutions to the problem implemented by the state government," he said. — Bernama