Johor DoE probes white effluent in Sungai Kim Kim, checks CCTV after pollution fears resurface

PASIR GUDANG, Oct 29 — The Department of Environment (DoE) is investigating Sungai Kim Kim here after receiving reports of a white cloudy effluent, triggering fears that pollution has returned.

The effluent, spotted near the bypass road between Taman Pasir Putih and Kota Masai here, is suspected of causing a foul odour reported since yesterday that has affected various areas around Johor Bahru and Pasir Gudang.

Johor Department of Environment (DoE) director Dr. Mohd Famey Yusoff said that the department has launched an investigation after receiving complaints about the incident.

“However, the river was found to have returned to normal and was no longer white or cloudy by the time DoE officers arrived at the scene to conduct an inspection.

“Therefore, it is likely that the incident occurred due to a one-off dumping of harmful substances into the river,” he told reporters when contacted about the issue today.

Earlier, residents in affected areas of Pasir Gudang took to social media to express frustration over the cloudy white effluent, which they say has occurred multiple times.

They have also urged the authorities to take stern action against those responsible.

On follow-up operations, Mohd Famey said that the Johor DoE, in collaboration with the Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG), will examine closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage from the affected area to identify those responsible.

He added that action would be taken against any party found to have caused the pollution in accordance with relevant legal provisions.

On September 9, the High Court ruled in favour of 171 plaintiffs in their civil suit against four defendants over the previous Sungai Kim Kim incident.

Judicial Commissioner Manira Mohd Nor delivered the ruling and ordered the four defendants — a used tyre processing plant, P Tech Resources Sdn Bhd; two company directors who are Singaporean nationals, Wang Jing Chao, 41, and Yap Yoke Liang, 43; and a lorry driver, N. Maridass, 42 — to pay legal costs of RM100,000 to the plaintiffs.

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巴西古当，10 月 29 日讯——环境部 (DoE) 接到报告称，位于此地的金金河 (Sungai Kim Kim) 有白色浑浊的污水流出，引发人们对污染卷土重来的担忧，目前正在对此进行调查。

在 Taman Pasir Putih 和 Kota Masai 之间的绕城公路附近发现了污水，怀疑是造成从昨天开始就影响到新山和巴西古当周边多个地区的恶臭的原因。

柔佛州环境局局长莫哈末·法米·尤索夫博士表示，该部门在接到有关该事件的投诉后已展开调查。

“然而，当环境部官员到达现场进行检查时，发现河流已经恢复正常，不再是白色或浑浊的。

“因此，这起事件很可能是由于有人一次性向河里倾倒有害物质造成的，”他今天在被问及此事时告诉记者。

此前，巴西古当受影响地区的居民在社交媒体上表达了对浑浊白色污水的不满，他们表示这种情况已经多次发生。

他们还敦促当局对肇事者采取严厉措施。

关于后续行动，莫哈末·法米表示，柔佛州环境局将与巴西古当市政局合作，审查受影响地区的闭路电视监控录像，以确定责任人。

他还补充说，将根据相关法律规定，对任何被发现造成污染的一方采取行动。

9 月 9 日，高等法院就之前的金金河事件对 4 名被告提起的民事诉讼作出裁决，支持 171 名原告的诉求。

司法专员马尼拉·莫哈末·诺尔宣读了判决，并命令四名被告——一家旧轮胎加工厂 P Tech Resources Sdn Bhd；两名新加坡籍公司董事，41 岁的王景超和 43 岁的叶玉良；以及一名货车司机，42 岁的 N. Maridass——向原告支付 10 万令吉的诉讼费。

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