THE Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) task force set up to tackle the problem of legalising unlicensed factories in the city has so far identified 1,500 such operations.

Set up on Oct 15, the task force is made up of 24 officers from 14 departments in MBSA.

The move follows a recent directive from the Selangor government to legalise unlicensed factory operations statewide by Sept 30 next year.