A DAP state assemblyperson has urged the Selangor state government to flex its muscles to prevent the East Coast Rail Line Project (ECRL) from becoming an expensive white elephant.

Yeo Bee Yin said the PKR-led state government should put its foot down with regard to land acquisition and local authorities.

“The Selangor state government should use similar principles it used for Kidex to ECRL.

“When considering Kidex, Menteri Besar Azmin Ali gave the Kidex developer three requests, failing which the state government would reject the project.

“These request included (i) to prepare and disclose traffic impact assessment, social impact assessment and environmental impact assessment, (ii) to disclose the tol rate for the entire concession agreement and (iii) to disclose concession agreement,” she added in a statement...