Merapoh is a small isolated town in Pahang. It used to be accessible by train only, however now the road linking Kuala Lipis and Kelantan, has opened up the area.
The proposed cement factory has raised the fear on its effect on limestone hills and habitat. The area is the caves paradise. It contains about 500 caves, and only about 85 caves have been explored, the balance is yet to be explored. These caves are about 300 million years old. One of the cave is the largest in south east asia if not the world.
The cement factory may cause the following effects on the environment.
- the river system - currently the stream is crystal clear. The rivers replete with various species of such as kelah and sebarau, these may vanish with the development.
- flora and fauna - contain various rare flora and fauna, some of which are rare species.
The proposed cement factory has raised the fear on its effect on limestone hills and habitat. The area is the caves paradise. It contains about 500 caves, and only about 85 caves have been explored, the balance is yet to be explored. These caves are about 300 million years old. One of the cave is the largest in south east asia if not the world.
The cement factory may cause the following effects on the environment.
- the river system - currently the stream is crystal clear. The rivers replete with various species of such as kelah and sebarau, these may vanish with the development.
- flora and fauna - contain various rare flora and fauna, some of which are rare species.
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