MELAKA: Pakatan Harapan will pay special attention to sea embankment management issues to ensure that these are carried out sustainably and prudently if given the mandate to form the new state government.

       Melaka Pakatan chairman Adly Zahari said, “This includes thoroughly reconsidering all land reclamation and sea embankment projects in the state to ensure that their implementation is suitable with current development requirements as well as in accordance with the Maju Bersama Harapan action plan.

       “For example, the implementation of the Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone (M-WEZ) development project covering development until the south of Melaka is not feasible because it is actually an important area for fishing and livestock activities, which is an important source of food for the people in the state.

       “When Pakatan ruled the state for 22 months, we decided to stop all sea embankment projects in Melaka. These sea embankment projects must be carried out in an orderly manner according to the approved plan to avoid depreciation and excess against reclaimed land,” he told a press conference in Graha Amanah Bukit Katil here yesterday.

       The former chief minister said through the plan, Pakatan would focus on efforts to improve the well-being of the people, empower the economy and implement administrative reforms in the state, including overcoming flood issues.

       “We are committed to overcoming this problem and pledge to resolve it in the next five years by ensuring that all resources are properly mobilised in that time frame.

       “This includes creating wetlands and retention ponds to ensure the proper channelling of water,” Adly added.

       The Pakatan election manifesto contains three core areas focusing on welfare, prosperity and stability, with six strategies and 32 initiatives as an action plan for the Melaka state administration.