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Johor closes forest eco-parks, hiking, 4WD tracks in forest reserves

Move to prevent untoward incidents, accidents during monsoon season

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 17 Dec 2022 11:45AM

Johor closes forest eco-parks, hiking, 4WD tracks in forest reserves
Based on the Johor Forestry Department’s portal, the forest eco-parks include Gunung Arong, Mersing; Gunung Belumut, Kluang; Panti, Kota Tinggi; Gunung Pulai, Pontian; Gunung Pulai II, Pontian; Soga Perdana, Batu Pahat; Sg Bantang, Segamat and Taka Telor, Segamat. – Johor Forestry Dept pic, December 17, 2022

JOHOR BARU – All forest eco-parks as well as hiking and four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle tracks in the permanent forest reserves in Johor are closed to the public from today until a date to be determined.

The directive was issued by state Forestry Department director Datuk Salim Aman through a notice posted on the department’s official Facebook page.

According to the notice, the closure is a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incident or accident during the monsoon season.

It said that any violation of the directive will be acted upon under the National Forestry Enactment (Adoption) 1985.

Based on the department’s official portal, among the forest eco-parks in the state are Gunung Arong, Mersing; Gunung Belumut, Kluang; Panti, Kota Tinggi; Gunung Pulai, Pontian; Gunung Pulai II, Pontian; Soga Perdana, Batu Pahat; Sg Bantang, Segamat and Taka Telor, Segamat. – Bernama, December 17, 2022

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