SHAH ALAM, May 12 — A total of 19 illegal factories in Pulau Indah, Klang have been demolished including utility disconnection through the Integrated Demolition Enforcement Operation to ensure industry compliance with Selangor state land laws.

Selangor Local Government and Tourism Exco Datuk Ng Sue Lim said the operation, which involved 300 personnel from various agencies, was carried out under Section 425 of the National Land Code against premises found to be operating without proper compliance.

“Based on information from the Klang District and Land Office, the entrepreneurs involved have been operating factories without permission at the site for a long period, estimated to be over 20 years.

“An inspection also found that there was no record of a Temporary Occupancy License (LPS) ever being issued to any factory owner at the site in question. Several land expropriation applications received around 2019 to 2020 were also rejected,” he said in a statement today.

Explaining further, Ng said the action was not implemented in a hurry, as the initial engagement process and site vacating instructions were initiated in early 2025, before the first notice was submitted on March 3, 2025.

He said that site visits, monitoring, banner installation and announcements were also carried out on September 19, 2025, in addition to the submission or pasting of the final notice dated April 7, 2026, and the setting of the final date for vacating before the demolition operation on May 10, 2026 was done.

He said that during that period, the state government also took into account the views, applications and appeals for postponements from stakeholders to provide reasonable space to manage the transfer of operations, employees, assets and company equipment respectively.

“However, after a reasonable period has been given, the law still needs to be enforced. Government land must be preserved, industrial areas must be reorganised and public interests must not continue to be affected by activities that do not comply with the law,” he said.

Ng said the existence of unauthorised factories affected the image of industrial areas, environmental control, drainage systems, safety and logistical access, as well as creating unfair competition for legitimate operators who had complied with the conditions of licenses, taxes, development approvals and technical requirements.

He said the enforcement was important to restore the integrity of government land and restructure the industrial areas in a more orderly manner.

“After the demolition operation is completed, the focus will be on site cleaning, demolition waste management, safety monitoring and assessment of land restoration needs.

“The site will then be reviewed within a more planned development framework, in line with the Local Plan, planning guidelines and technical requirements of the authorities,” he said. — Bernama