JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Johor police have received seven reports so far in connection with the Sungai Johor pollution incident in Kota Tinggi.
Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said four additional reports were lodged yesterday, including one from a mine owner and three from affected villagers.
“In total, seven police reports have been received since Oct 31, comprising one from Ranhill SAJ and two from residents earlier,” he told a press conference at the Johor police contingent headquarters here today.
Ab Rahaman said police are assisting investigations being carried out by the Department of Environment (DoE) and the National Water Services Commission (SPAN).
“It is understood that the Johor water company (Ranhill SAJ) will also conduct its own investigation. We will continue to monitor the situation to ensure no unforeseen incidents occur,” he said.
A total of 455,757 account holders, or nearly 1.8 million residents in Johor, were affected by the pollution that occurred last Friday.
The contamination was caused by a breached sand-washing pond at a land-based sand mining site in Kota Tinggi, forcing the temporary suspension of operations at several water treatment plants.
As of yesterday, Ranhill SAJ said water supply recovery in Kota Tinggi, Johor Bahru, Pontian and Kulai had reached 93 per cent.
--BERNAMA
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
