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EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development for PR1MA Homes (Residential, Commercial, Community Facilities and Recreation) On Part of Lots PT7830 - PT7832, Mukim Seremban, Part of Lot PT26137, Mukim Setul and Part of Lot PT751, Mukim Pantai, Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I. Introduction to the Proposed Project This preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study is carried out for the Proposed Mixed Development for PR1MA Homes (Residential, Commercial, Community Facilities and Recreation) On Part of Lots PT7830 - PT7832, Mukim Seremban, Part of Lot PT26137, Mukim Setul and Part of Lot PT751, Mukim Pantai, Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus . The proposed Project will be developed on 126.86 acres (51.34 ha) and shall be developed by Lapangan Kota Sdn. Bhd . The locality of the Project Site falls under the jurisdiction of of Majlis Perbandaran Nilai (MPN). The Project Site is situated within the District of Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. The proposed Project Site is surrounded by Setul Forest Reserve and the nearest existing residential estates (i.e., Taman Desa Temiang and Taman Bukit Mutiara) located at the south of the Project Site boundary which is 2.0km away. The proposed Project Site is located approximately 6.5km southeast from Mantin town, 9km south to Seremban town, 20km northwest to Semenyih town and 46km northwest to Kuala Lumpur City. The geographical location of the proposed Project Site is at a latitude of 2º46’48.10”N to 2º47’39”N and a longitude of 101º56’19.21E to 101º56’42.03”E. General location of the project site is shown in Figure A. The proposed development is accessible via Jalan Temiang at the south of the Project Site. The road will connect with Persiaran Desa Temiang and the tar road ends at Taman Desa Temiang about 2km from the south of the Project Site. Currently, there is no proper access road to reach the Project Site and the condition of the remaining 2km road is earthen road which was not properly constructed. At present, the site is dominated by pioneer and secondary vegetation and occupied by the fauna of same niche such as Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier), Peaceful dove (Geopelia striata) Common treeshrew (Tupaia glis) and Garden fence lizard (Calotes versicolor). The current site condition of the Project Site is as shown in Figure B . The proposed Project Site is mainly surrounded by secondary vegetation, forest and residential settlements. The landuse adjacent to the Project Site are as stated below: North – Forest and secondary vegetation South – Settlement of Taman Desa Temiang and Taman Bukit Mutiara, Jalan Temiang, Persiaran Desa Temiang and secondary vegetation East – Forest and secondary vegetation West – Forest and secondary vegetation EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. i EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development for PR1MA Homes (Residential, Commercial, Community Facilities and Recreation) On Part of Lots PT7830 - PT7832, Mukim Seremban, Part of Lot PT26137, Mukim Setul and Part of Lot PT751, Mukim Pantai, Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. The proposed Project which is a housing development and a construction of a new township falls under the ambit of item 7 and 9 (e) under the Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order, 1987 made under Section 34A of the Environmental Quality Act 1974. Based on ‘Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Seremban 2000-2015’ which was gazetted on 28 th October 2010 (Gazette Number: 636), the proposed Project Site lies within two planning blocks which are Blok Perancang 4: Ampangan-Sikamat-Paroi-Pantai under Blok Perancangan Kecil (BPK) 4.13, 4.14 and 4.17 and Blok Perancang 8: Mantin-Pajam under Blok Perancangan Kecil (BPK) 8.13 . which designated for agriculture landuse. The Project Proponent had applied for the land title conversion into residential development and the application was brought to the OSC Committee of Majlis Perbandaran Nilai (MPN) no. 9/2012 dated on 3rd May 2012. Generally, the committees agreed to consider PR1MA development proposal and MPN will make proposed amendments to Daerah Seremban Local Plan 2000-2015. With those amendments, the proposed PR1MA Homes development was brought to the State Planning Committee Meeting no. 5/2012 dated on 15 th May 2012 for approval and in principle agreed to the proposed development. Subsequently, the Project Proponent has also obtained the conditional approval (Kebenaran Merancang) from Majlis Perbandaran Nilai on 13 th September 2013 for the proposed development. EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. ii EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development for PR1MA Homes (Residential, Commercial, Community Facilities and Recreation) On Part of Lots PT7830 - PT7832, Mukim Seremban, Part of Lot PT26137, Mukim Setul and Part of Lot PT751, Mukim Pantai, Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. Figure A: General Location of the Project Site Source: Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd. (2013) EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. iii EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development for PR1MA Homes (Residential, Commercial, Community Facilities and Recreation) On Part of Lots PT7830 - PT7832, Mukim Seremban, Part of Lot PT26137, Mukim Setul and Part of Lot PT751, Mukim Pantai, Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. Figure B: Current Situation of the Project Site Source: Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd. (2013) EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. iv EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development for PR1MA Homes (Residential, Commercial, Community Facilities and Recreation) On Part of Lots PT7830 - PT7832, Mukim Seremban, Part of Lot PT26137, Mukim Setul and Part of Lot PT751, Mukim Pantai, Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. The parties involved in this development are:- i. Developer Lapangan Kota Sdn. Bhd. (538698-T) Wisma BBN, PT 7454, Jalan BBN 1/1A, Putra Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. Tel.: 606-8501 888; Fax.: 606-8502 828 Attn : Ir. Yap Fook Mun ii. EIA Consultant Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd. (239233-K) No. 63A-2 & 65-2, Petaling Utama Avenue, Jalan PJS1/50,Taman Petaling Utama, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel. : 03-7783 3639/40; Fax. : 03-7784 3200 Attn. : Ms. Geetha P. Kumaran (C0020) (EIA Study Team Leader) iii. Civil and Structural Engineer SNA CONSULT SDN. BHD. (476864-H) Unit C313, 3 rd Floor, Block C, Damansara Intan, No.1, Jalan SS20/27, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel: 603-7729 2299; Fax: 603-7729 2599 Attn.: Ir. Robert Ang Huck Koon (Director) iv. Planning & Development Consultant FOCUS ARCHITECTS & URBAN PLANNERS SDN. BHD. D-6-12, Block D, Oasis Square, No.2, Jalan PJU 1A/7A, Oasis Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Tel: 03-78596611/ 03-78596622; Fax: 03-78596959 Attn.: Encik Hafeez (Town Planner) EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. v EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development for PR1MA Homes (Residential, Commercial, Community Facilities and Recreation) On Part of Lots PT7830 - PT7832, Mukim Seremban, Part of Lot PT26137, Mukim Setul and Part of Lot PT751, Mukim Pantai, Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. v. Architecture Consultant FOCUS ARCHITECTS & URBAN PLANNERS SDN. BHD. D-6-12, Block D, Oasis Square, No.2, Jalan PJU 1A/7A, Oasis Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Tel: 03-78596611/ 03-78596622; Fax: 03-78596959 Attn.: Encik Hafeez (Town Planner) vi. Surveyor JURUKUR PEMBANGUNAN SDN. BHD. (446641 V) 447, First Floor, Jalan Tun Dr. Ismail, 70200 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. Tel.: 606-7614 552; Fax.: 606-7629 799 Attn.: Sr. Shu Wuu Yang (Director) vii. Appointment of Accredited Analytical Laboratory CHEMSIL (AIR & WATER) SDN. BHD. (SAMM No.: 244) 33,Jalan Kota Raja H27/H, Taman Alam Megah, Seksyen 27 40400 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel.: 603-5192 3500 Fax: 603-5192 5300 Attn.: Mr. Ramesh EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. vi EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development for PR1MA Homes (Residential, Commercial, Community Facilities and Recreation) On Part of Lots PT7830 - PT7832, Mukim Seremban, Part of Lot PT26137, Mukim Setul and Part of Lot PT751, Mukim Pantai, Daerah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. II. The Existing Environment Physical Environment a. Topography • From the topography survey plan, the proposed Project Site is generally characterised as undulating terrains with the average elevations range from RL120m to RL160m above mean sea level. • The highest ground (approximately RL 169.7m) lies at the slopes in the western boundary of the Project Site while the lowest ground (approximately RL 110.6m) is situated at the southern portion of the Project Site. b. Hydrology • From the hydrological aspect, the Project Site generally lies within the Sg. Temiang catchment area • Numerous seasonal streams from the Project Site drain into Sg. Temiang in the middle portion of the Project Site prior to flowing southwards into Sg. Linggi in Seremban Town and eventually discharges into Straits of Melaka. • There are altogether four (4) water intake points within the Sg. Linggi river catchment and only one of the water intake points is located 17km downstream from the Project Site within Sg. Linggi. c. Geology and Soil • The Project Site consist essentially of granite (Main Range Granite bodies) which is light grey, coarse grained and exhibit phaneritic-phorphyritic texture • The average steepness of slopes within the middle portion of the Project Site is between 0º to 15º in gradient (i.e. approximately 49.31% of the total area of the Project Site) while the slopes of the eastern and western portions of the Project Site that have slopes range from 15º to 35º (i.e. 49.65% of the total area of the Project Site). However, slopes which range from 35º to 60º (i.e. 1.04% of the total area of the Project Site) are mainly found near the slopes at the north-western boundary of the Project Site. • The proposed Project Site is classified into four (4) classes; Class I (50.18%), Class II (31.85%), Class III (16.54%) and Class IV (1.43%).