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A group of land owners at Behrang are surprised and upset at the ease with which the Perak Government converted part of a permanent forest reserve into orchards for senior government servants.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 26:

The 162ha area, owned by the State Agricultural Development Corporation, is in the process of being developed into 0.4ha plots for sale at RM35,000 each to state civil servants.Already the area behind some of the homes, once lush with vegetation, has been cleared. Those who bought land and developed homes at the Diamond Creek Country Retreat said the felling of trees and shrubs had affected the environment."We are seeing small animals, including huge lizards, coming into our homes," said a retired government servant who only wanted to be known as Siva.He said one of the reasons that he and others had bought property there had been the greenery.Siva said the rich diversity of flora and fauna had been affected as the hornbills, deer, migratory birds, porcupine and wild boar had been disturbed by the development.