Executive Summary

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report is prepared for the Proposed
Development of Additional Buildings On the Existing Car Park Area and Roof of
Mahkota Parade Shopping Mall On Lot 1337 in Melaka City, District of Melaka
Tengah, Melaka. The Project consists of 420 units of serviced apartments, 540 hotel
rooms, commercial units, convention hall, car park, supporting facilities and
infrastructures. The total area to be developed is approximately 4 acres of land (1.62
ha.).

1.2 The proposed Project is a prescribed activity that falls under Activity No. 12(a) of
Schedule 1 of the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental
Impact Assessment) Order, 2015 made under Section 34A of the Environmental
Quality Act, 1974. The Project initiator is required to prepare and submit an
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report to ensure the Environmental Impact
Assessment is undertaken, consonant with the protocols established by the Director
General of the Department of Environment (DOE), Malaysia.

1.3 This project is initiated by Messrs. MTrustee Berhad. Any enquiries regarding the
Project may be directed to:

MTRUSTEE BERHAD
Lot F36, First Floor, Subang Parade,
No. 5, Jalan SS 16/1,
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor.
(Attn : En. Nubly Zainuham bin Ambotang)

Tel : 03 – 5032 9778

Fax : 03 – 5032 3780

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1.4 The EIA report is prepared and submitted by an EIA study team led by Datuk Ir.
Othman Abdul Rahim, an EIA Consultant registered with the Department of
Environment (DOE Reg. No. C0006). Enquiries and correspondence pertaining to this
report can be made to:

CIRI SELASIH SDN. BHD. (Co. Reg. No.: 592462-V)

Environmental & Traffic Consultant
No. 40, Jalan TU 40,
Taman Tasik Utama,
75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.
(Attn : Datuk Ir. Othman Abdul Rahim )

Tel : 06 – 253 4005

Fax : 06 – 231 0895
E-mail : [email protected]

2.0 STATEMENT OF NEED

2.1 The Melaka Government has adopted a strategy of developing the State into a City-
State by the year 2020. It aims to achieve this mainly by intensively developing the
industrial and tourism sectors which will have a positive impact on population, job
opportunities and demand for residential, commercial and industrial properties. In
order to meet the growing demand of the tourism sector, the State Government of
Melaka is planning to develop 20,000 hotel rooms and homestay over the next three
years. (Source: 15 Million Tourists Expected in Malacca. The Star, p. 1, 19 January
2014).

2.2 As such, the proposed Project intends to contribute to the development of tourism in
the State by taking all factors into account. By taking into consideration the location
of the site as well as the land price in this area, the proposed site is suitable to be
developed into a high-rise building consisting of a hotel, serviced apartments,
commercial units with basic infrastructures and facilities. The Project is envisaged to
complement the existing land use and would become one of the attractions for
economic growth.

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2.4 The proposed Project has been conceived to achieve the following objectives:-

 Provide tourist accommodation, viz., hotel with amenities and recreational facilities;

 Advocate of State government aspiration in ensuring steady growth of the basic and
necessary tourism supply, viz., tourist accommodation in the State;

 To fully utilise the available space for sustainable development; and

 To increase the business opportunity for the local community and generate higher
revenue for the local municipality, thus spurring the local economic development in
the State.

3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1 The development is proposed on a 4-acre land at the existing Mahkota Parade
shopping mall area. Hatten Hotel and Mahkota Medical Centre are located just across
the road to the east of the project site while The Explorer Hotel can be found at the
west of the site. Dataran Pahlawan Megamall is located to the north of the site and to
the south of site is where Mahkota Hotel is located at. The site is accessible from
Jalan Merdeka which stretches at the north of the site and from Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz
which stretches at the south of the site.

3.2 The proposed project involves the transformation of part of the existing Mahkota
Parade shopping mall and its open car park area into a mixed commercial
development consisting of a hotel, serviced apartments, commercial units as well as
basic facilities and infrastructures. Figure 1 shows the site plan of the Project while
Figure 2 is the layout plan of the Project.

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Figure 1: Site Plan

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 Figure 2: Layout Plan

3.3 The proposed development will be developed in two phases and there will be
construction of basement involve. The components involved during each phase of the
development are as follows:

Phase 1

a) 1 block of 30-storey serviced apartment (420 units);

b) Supporting facilities at 6th floor;
c) 5-storey commercial areas (from underground to 3rd floor);
d) Car park at 3rd, 4th and 5th floors; and
e) 1 unit of electrical substation.

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 Phase 2

a) 1 block of 20-storey hotel (540 rooms);

b) Convention hall at 6th floor;
c) Supporting facilities at 7th floor;
d) Public park at 5th floor;
e) Car park at 3rd, 4th and 5th floors; and
f) 5-storey commercial areas (from underground to 3rd floor).

3.4 The percentage and acreage for each development category are summarised in Table
1.
Table 1: Details of the Proposed Component
Component Unit Area (acre) Percentage (%)

Plinth Area

Additional building consisting

of commercial areas, serviced
1 2.084 52.05
apartments, hotel and refuse
collection points.

Taxi Stand 1 0.009 0.22

Electrical Substation 1 0.056 1.40

Sub-total 3 2.149 53.67

Open Spaces

Perimeter Planting - 0.108 2.70

Open Space - 0.374 9.34

Walkway - 0.083 2.07

Alfresco Dining / Foyer - 0.355 8.87

Road / Car Park - 0.935 23.35

Sub-total - 1.855 46.33

GRAND TOTAL 4.004 100.00

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 Based on Table 1, the main component of the development is the additional building
consisting of commercial areas, serviced apartments and hotel. The proposed serviced
apartments will consist of facilities such as kindergarten, library, prayer room,
swimming pool and gymnasium. As for the proposed hotel, facilities such as meeting
room, swimming pool, pool side lounge and convention hall will be developed.

4.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT

4.1 The topography of the site can be described as generally flat. The higher levels within
the site are mostly scattered at the southern portion of the site, while the lower levels
of the site are found mostly at the northern portion of the site.

4.2 According to the Geological Survey Map, the main geological character of this area is
Devonian. The rock types in this category are phyllite, schist and slate. Some
interbeds of conglomerate, chert and rare volcanics are also available within this
category.

4.3 From the Reconnaissance Soil Map of Negeri Melaka, the type of soil within the site
is designated as Urban Land.

4.4 There is no river within the Project site. Surface runoff is discharged to the existing
drains surrounding the project site and directly into the Straits of Melaka.

4.5 The meteorological data was obtained from Batu Berendam Airport Principal Station
(No. Station: 48665 – N 02°16', E 102°15') of the Malaysian Meteorological Service
Department. The area is characterized as hot humid days and cool nights. Based on
the rainfall data from 1968 - 2014, the annual mean rainfall for Melaka is about
1,965.6 mm with the annual mean raindays of 171 days. For the period monitored, the
wettest month of the year falls on the month of November which recorded a value of
234.5 mm with the highest corresponding raindays of 24 days. Meanwhile, the driest
month occurs in January with an average rainfall of 81.8 mm (corresponding raindays
of 9 days).

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4.6 The annual wind rose for Melaka indicates that the dominant wind is blowing from
Northeast (26.9%). The percentage of calm condition occurrences for Melaka is about
20.2% of the time. The annual 24-hour mean relative humidity is about 82.6% with
the lowest and highest monthly 24-hour mean relative humidity recorded in the month
of February and November with values of 77.5% and 85.4% respectively. The
average maximum and minimum mean daily temperature are 31.9°C and 23.5°C
respectively.

4.7 Information on water quality was analysed at four (4) locations (W1, W2, W3 and
W4). The water samples were collected on 29th September 2016 from the existing
drain surrounding the Project site. From the monitoring result, it is found that most of
the detected parameters at all sampling locations have exceeded the Class IIA INWQS
limit. It can be concluded that the existing water quality surrounding the Project site is
very polluted.

4.8 Ambient air quality was measured using High Volume Sampler at seven (7) locations
(A1 to A7) for Total Suspended Particulate (TSP). The results obtained indicate that
the ambient air quality is relatively well below the Recommended Malaysian Air
Quality Guidelines of 260μg/m3. The concentration of TSP detected at sampling
location A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7 are 68μg/m3, 67μg/m3, 60μg/m3, 64μg/m3,
66μg/m3, 50μg/m3 and 55μg/m3 respectively.

4.9 Noise levels were recorded during daytime, evening time and night time at seven (7)
locations (N1 to N7). The average LAeq readings recorded during day time, evening
time and night time have exceeded the maximum permissible LAeq level of 60dB(A),
60dB(A) and 50dB(A) respectively. The main reason why all of the noise level at all
monitoring locations have exceeded the maximum permissible level is because the
Project site is located in an urban area and near to the main road whereby a lot of
vehicles will pass through the monitoring locations and the noise from the vehicles
will surely influence the noise level.

4.10 The proposed Project is located in a flat land and it is near to the coast line. Currently,
the existing use of the site is car park and the site is surrounded by commercial

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 buildings. Thus, the biological components and ecology can be considered as not
significant to be assessed.

4.11 Based on the Malaysia Population Distribution and Housing Cencus 2010, a total of
63,854 people were recorded in Mukim Bandar Melaka with a total number of
households of about 17,287 with an average family size of 4.0. As for the ethnic
composition, the total population recorded is only based on Malaysian citizenship,
excluding non-Malaysian citizens. In overall, Chinese is the largest ethnic group with
38,725 people (60.7%), followed by Malay with 17,420 people (27.3%), Indian with
2,899 people (4.5%), 1,328 (2.1%) from other ethnic groups and other Bumiputra
with 363 people (0.6%).

4.12 The proposed project is located in the city centre, in front of the existing Mahkota
Parade Shopping Mall. The main roads surrounding the Project site are Jalan Merdeka
and Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz. The data on the traffic volume was obtained from the
Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) report which was prepared by O & L Jurutera
Perunding Sdn. Bhd. The locations of the traffic count are as in Figure 3.

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Figure 3: Location of the Traffic Count

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 From the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) report, it was found that the lane capacity
for all junctions is still within its capacity. As for the LOS, it shows that the LOS
result for Junctions A, E, G and M are already at LOS F even without the
development of the Project.

5.0 POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND MITIGATING MEASURES

5.1 The Project activities expected to have potential impact on the environment were
broadly classified into four categories, viz., pre-construction, construction, operation
and project abandonment. Impact assessments were carried out for each activity.
Several impacts were assessed and the mitigating measures were proposed in order to
control the effects. In arriving at decisions on environmental impacts, the guidelines
given in the reference A Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment Guideline’
published by DOE were used.

5.2 The potential significant impacts and mitigating measures are described in Table 2.

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 Table 2: Potential Significant Impact And Mitigating Measures

Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
Soil erosion -Excavation works. Erosion is not expected Negligible -Provision of proper entrance for
-Movement of heavy lorries to be significant on this construction traffic.
carrying fill materials. flat paved area except -Entrance sweeping and drainage
-Construction works. during excavation works maintenance.
for basement which -Filling and stockpile materials which are
would confine the subjected to erosive force shall be properly
eroded area within the located within the project site and covered.
excavated areas. -Preparation of ESCP plan / LD-P2M2
whenever it is needed and practical to be
implemented on-site.
- Non-construction measures or actions for
the BMP should be referred and adopted
whenever and wherever possible.

Hydrological Increase of surface runoff is No impact. Negligible Proper internal drainage system shall be
regimes not expected to happen. constructed and maintained at all times.

Solid waste i. During construction phase: -Cause health hazard to Severe i. During construction phase:
generation -Waste from labour camp. the workers and the - Waste generated shall be collected and
-Waste from construction public in the nearby disposed off at the approved landfill site.

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
works. area. -Any reusable or recyclable waste should
- Result in unsightly and be segregated as to enable recycling and
squalid conditions and waste minimisation to take place.
eventually might end up - Any open burning and illegal dumping is
in the sea. strictly prohibited.
-Providing habitats for - Provide on each level a special place to
disease vectors→ collect the construction waste.
jeopardise the public’s - Management to provide a group to
safety and the ecosystem manage the construction waste.
of the surrounding areas.

ii. During operational phase: - Create health hazard Severe ii. During operational phase:
-Estimated solid waste and habitats for disease - A system of waste collection should be
generated is 9,941.89kg/day vectors. set up to ensure that regular and frequent
-Improper and unorganized -The rubbish collection of waste are carried out and
collection of waste. accumulation will create disposed at the designated landfill sites.
eyesore and bad odor. - Collection of solid waste shall be
performed by the privatised garbage
contractors appointed by SWcorp.
-Properly designed storage and collection
method
should be considered for wet solid waste
- The wet solid waste from the kitchen and

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
other food and beverage outlets should be
collected and kept in a chilled or air
conditioned storage system until collected
by the garbage trucks for disposal.
- Proper garbage collection system should
be provided in every unit of hotel and
serviced apartment.
- Proper housekeeping service shall be
practised in order to ensure the units are
clean.
- Adequate garbage bins shall also be
provided at public areas.
-It is mandatory to separate the solid waste
at source.
- Reuse or recycling of garbage should be
taken into consideration.

Scheduled i. During construction phase: -Spent oil → will cause Severe i. During construction phase:
waste - Maintenance of water pollution if spills / - The waste oils shall be stored in 200 L
generation machineries / heavy vehicles leaks and cause health drums and shall be collected by licensed
on site. hazard if exposed to scheduled waste contractor approved by
-Use of chemical for the extreme temperature. DOE for recycling or disposal.
construction works. - Pose a threat to the - Temporary storage of the scheduled

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
surrounding soil → if it waste shall have an impermeable floor,
is not properly managed bunded and covered with a simple structure
and disposed during the of roofing to protect the container from the
construction stage. weather.
- Directly contribute to - The storage area for schedule waste shall
the degradation of the be enclosed on at least 3 sides, have
surrounding ecology. adequate ventilation, be covered to prevent
from rainfall from entering, be arranged so
that incompatible materials are
appropriately separated and have a
signboard set up with the word DANGER.
ii. During operational phase: -If it is not handled or Negligible ii. During operational phase:
- Maintenance work that managed accordingly, The management shall enforce the ruling
involves usage of chemicals, would undoubtedly of no scheduled waste to be thrown within
oil, lubricants etc cause a detrimental the premises.
impact to the water
quality at the nearby
watercourse.

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
Water quality i. During construction phase: - Excess runoff flows Low i. During construction phase:
- Activities during together with sediment - Provision of silt/ sedimentation traps /
excavation for foundation along the way to the sea filter.
works and stockpiling earth. will increase the - Temporary drains and earth bunds.
- Improper disposal of used turbidity and the - Adequate toilets / sanitary facilities for
oil or lubricant. concentration of workers camp.
-Disposal of construction suspended solids in the - Provision of secondary containment.
waste. seawater.
- Solid waste and wastewater - Used engine oil is
from workers camp. often poured “down the
drain” and its
concentration in a small
area may cause severe
localised pollution.
-Liquid waste from
construction sites such
as lubrication oil and
chemicals, if discharged
down the drains or down
slope, will eventually
end up in the sea.
- Workers camp will
affect the water quality
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garbage are improperly xxxii
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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
ii. During operational phase: - If the effluent is not Negligible ii. During operational phase:
-2,052m3 of wastewater will treated, it will impose a - Proper management of used oil from the
be generated with the major pollution to the oil interceptor or grease traps.
corresponding influent load receiving watercourse. - Proper sewerage treatment plant.
of 501.66kg of BOD5/day - Odour brought about
and 620.23kg of SS/day. by the decomposition of
organic matter into
pungent Hydrogen
Sulphide gas.
- However, the loading
is not expected to
impose significant
impacts to the
surrounding seawater as
the wastewater will be
channelled and treated
by a properly designed
centralised Sewerage
Treatment Plant (STP).

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
Ambient air i. During construction phase: -Will affect health and Severe. i) During construction phase:
quality - Material transportation and visibility. -Water dampening operation.
vehicular movements. - Piling activities could -Speed limit for moving traffic.
-Construction activities. contribute to air -Provision of tyre washing facility.
pollution during -Proper approach on transporting
construction. construction material.
-Proper method and environmental friendly
material.
-Provision of construction debris net to
prevent / reduce dust and as a safety
measure.
- Provision of scaffolding.
-Provision of hoarding.

ii. During operational phase: - Additional cars and Low ii) During operational phase:
- Additional vehicles motorcycles will - Air pollution during operational phase is
movements. produce additional not likely to be significant as the proposed
emissions. project does not involve any industrial
activities which generate gaseous emission.

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
Noise level i. During construction phase: - Noise impacts during Severe i. During construction phase:
– Noise from machineries earthworks and - Limit working hours to daylight hours
and equipment. construction are mainly only and construction activities are not
short term and confined allowed on rest day.
to the period of works. - Controlling the speed of the vehicles
-Will influence noise entering the project site.
levels in the area. - Hoarding should be placed as the first
stage prior to the commencement of the
construction.
- The material used should be an absorbent
type e.g. plywood.
- The use of injection piling shall be taken
into consideration.
- All machineries and equipment that will
be used must be in a good and efficient
condition.

ii. During operational phase: -Have an indirect impact Moderate ii. During operational phase:
- Vehicles arriving and on the tranquility of the - Trees which have the ability to absorb
leaving the Project site. surrounding area. noise (e.g. peace lily, sweetheart plant,
- Increase in traffic generated Madagascan dragon tree and weeping fig)
by population growth. to be planted at the site to reduce the noise
impact.

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
Vibration -Piling activities. -If pile insertion process Severe during - Usage of efficient machineries and proper
Impact -Equipments, machineries is not done properly, it construction, maintenance of the equipment will help to
and transporting vehicles might create adverse negligible during ensure minimum vibration impact to the
used at the site. impact to the operation. nearby area.
surrounding buildings - Injection piling / bore piling system is
and interfere with the highly recommended to be used to prevent
comfort of the / reduce the vibration impact to the
surrounding area. surrounding.

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
Socio- i. During construction phase: -Public community in Severe - Project Proponent should ensure that their
economic - Material transportation. the surrounding may be contractors provide suitable
impact - Construction traffic, subjected to air pollution accommodation with adequate sanitary and
vehicular movement and (dust) and noise toilet facilities for the workers.
mobilisation of heavy interference. - Enforce sufficient control over the
machinery. - Cause an interference workers, especially immigrant labour so
- Additional of heavy to the nearby road users that no social problems will arise.
vehicles transporting and commercial - Having adequate and professional site
construction material. activities in the vicinity, management staff during construction.
- Use of immigrant labour. especially at the
entrance to the site.
- Create extra
congestion to the
existing traffic.
-If the development
involves foreign labour,
it will result in some
social problems.

ii. During operational phase: - It is expected to result Negligible

- Completion of the in many positive
development impacts for the locals as
the development will

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
create employment
opportunities.
- Yield more positive
socio-economic
benefits.
Biological Since the Project is located on an existing developed Negligible It is recommended that during the
component land, the biological component and ecology of the site operation of the Project, suitable coastal
and aquatic are not expected to be significant. vegetation/ plants be grown along the
ecology walkway.

Traffic Impact i. During construction phase: -Cause traffic Severe i. During construction phase:
-Construction vehicles congestion, noise and - Haulage activities, material transportation
traffic hazard if the and heavy vehicles ingressing and
traffic is not properly egressing the site to be scheduled away
controlled. from the commuter peak hours.
- The allocation of warning signboards as a
warning of heavy vehicles access and
egress shall also be adopted at the road
near to the entrance of the Project site
during construction stage.

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
ii. During operational phase: -Cause traffic Severe ii. During operational phase:
- Management staffs and congestion - Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz - the authorities to
from the shopping mall and take into consideration to solve the
hotel / serviced apartments’ congestions by proposing grade separated
visitors. interchanges for all junctions along Jalan
Melaka Raya and Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz to
ease the congestion on the existing road.
- Jalan Merdeka – Jalan Parameswara - the
authorities to have a proper traffic dispersal
scheme to disperse traffic for these
congested tourism areas.
- The proposed access is recommended to
be a right in and right out junction, but at
separate locations of the development.
- Vehicles egressing from the development
to exit through Jalan Merdeka.
- The exit location must be placed further
from Jalan Mahkota so that the weaving
length is sufficient for vehicles to
manoeuvre.
- Ensure a proper maintenance of the
nearby roads.

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 Magnitude of
Significant
Issue Source of Impact Potential Impact Potential Impact Mitigating Measures
(Severe / Moderate
/ Low / Negligible)
Abandonment -Abandonment during - The site shall be left Severe - A proper abandonment plan shall be
buildings foundation works behind with un-aesthetic prepared appropriately to ensure all
prior to the completion of repercussions measures are taken care off.
piling activities. - Induce additional - If the abandonment occurs during
-Abandonment during the financial burden to the construction, all equipments shall be
building proper construction Government. removed from the site and revegetation
stage. - Leave behind half shall also be considered.
completed structures - For any scheduled wastes and solid /
and unmanaged liquid wastes available at the site, they
construction materials. must be disposed off in the correct manner
-Create adverse socio- at the specified approved areas.
economic impacts to the
general populace.
- Create a suitable
habitat for harboring
pests and disease
vectors; and a potential
site for indulgence in
anti-social behavior.

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6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

6.1 During construction phase, monitoring for surface water quality, silt traps / sediment
pond discharge, ambient air quality, noise level and vibration shall be done. Details of
the monitoring are as follow.

Table 3: Details of the Monitoring Programme

Monitoring Parameters Frequency of Monitoring
Programme
Surface water Quality Suspended solid, pH, BOD5, Once per month.
COD, DO, Ammoniacal
Nitrogen as N, E.Coli,
heavy metals and oil &
grease.

Silt traps / sediment Total suspended solid Once per month and after every
pond discharge (TSS). storm event, whenever the
recorded rainfall intensity
exceeded 12.5mm/hour.

Ambient air quality Total Suspended Particulate Quarterly interval or earlier

(TSP). should it be required by the DOE.

Noise level Leq, Lmax, Lmin and Ln Quarterly interval or earlier

continuously for 24-hour should it be required by the DOE.
duration. It is recommended to conduct the
monitoring 4 times throughout the
piling activities.

Vibration Maximum peak Once a month throughout the

construction period and 4 times
throughout the piling works

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6.2 During operation phase, the surface water quality is envisaged to have very minimal
impact. Thus, no monitoring is proposed during the operational phase. As for the
ambient air quality monitoring and noise level monitoring, it can be carried out should
it be required by the DOE. Parameter for the air quality monitoring should be TSP
while Leq, Lmax, Lmin and Ln should be carried out continuously for 24-hour duration
for noise level measurement should it is required by the DOE.

7.0 CONCLUSION

7.1 The development of the site into a mixed commercial development consisting of a
hotel, serviced apartments, commercial units and facilities and infrastructures is
considered a suitable option for the project site. The completion of the Project will
have a positive impact on the socio-economy of the area as well as the State, by
utilising the available land with a compatible development in order to cater for the
increase of tourists accommodation demand. The economic and social benefits
accruing from its implementation are far greater than if the ‘No-Project option’ or
other Project alternatives are chosen.

7.2 With careful planning and good construction and management practices, the Project
will not bring about any significant adverse environmental impacts on the
surroundings but rather its implementation will contribute to the development of the
State in general.

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