Sepang Municipal Council (MPSp) president Azizan Mohd Sidin said although the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) guidelines state that swiftlet farmers must be outside the 40km radius of the KL International Airport (KLIA), it would be difficult to implement.
Currently, swiftlet farmers carry out their activities in shoplots and abandoned buildings in Sungei Pelek and in villages in Bagan Lalang, both areas in close proximity to the international airport.
“We will be having a discussion with the airport authorities on how best to solve the problem as swiftlet farming is going to be a safety hazard,’’ he told the board.
Azizan said if the farmers were forced to follow the guidelines, most of them would be pushing themselves into areas outside the Sepang jurisdiction like Kuala Langat and Port Dickson.
He said the farmers had to make a living but the council would definitely not allow the activities to be conducted in abandoned buildings and shoplots as the guidelines say that it had to be done on agriculture land.
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