Johor quickly bans leisure actions at everlasting forest reserves

JOHOR BARU: Leisure actions have been quickly banned in any respect everlasting forest reserves statewide as a result of wet season.

In response to a discover posted on the state Forestry Division’s Fb web page, the ban got here into impact beginning Saturday (Dec 17) till additional discover.

“All forest eco-parks, climbing trails and four-wheel drive routes in Johor everlasting forest reserves might be closed to the general public beginning Dec 17 till a date that might be introduced later.

“This closure is a precautionary measure to keep away from any undesirable incident or accident in the course of the wet season,” it mentioned within the discover.

It added that those that failed to stick to the ruling would face motion taken towards them underneath the Johor Nationwide Forestry Act (Adoption) Enactment 1985.