SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Environment Department (DOE) has found that the criminality of a premises cleansing used steel drums believed to comprise chemical waste is the reason for Sungai Aur, Klang, close to right here, turning blue.
Selangor DOE director Nor Aziah Jaafar (pic) stated an operation carried out along with the Klang Municipal Council (MPK) enforcement unit and the police, which ended at 8pm Saturday (May 28), resulted in them coming throughout a whole bunch of used drums.
“We found a whole bunch of used drums prepared to be cleaned in an open space the place a circulation of blue water was additionally present in a drain outdoors the premises that led to a big drain close by.
“The cleansing of the used drums containing chemical wastes, that are categorised as scheduled wastes with the code SW409, was carried out with out the approval of the DOE.
“An order to cease the operation of kit was issued to the premises beneath Section 38(1)(a) of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 to cease the air pollution and till additional investigations are accomplished.
“In the operation, a person in his 40s was additionally detained to assist in investigations,” she stated in a press release Sunday (May 29).
Nor Aziah stated the case is being investigated beneath Section 34A, Section 34B, Section 25, Section 18 and Section 19 of the Environmental Quality Act 1974.
“Meanwhile, a complete compound of RM500,000 was issued for numerous offences beneath the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005.
“Several samples of colored water and scheduled wastes linked to the case shall be despatched to the Chemistry Department for additional evaluation,” she stated, including that the Selangor DOE considered such offences severely.
“We won’t hesitate to take stringent motion towards environmental criminals. Thank you to members of the general public for serving to us by furnishing info on actions which pollute the setting.
“I additionally urge the general public to report any such exercise by contacting us on the 24-hour toll-free line at 1-800-88-2727 or electronic mail [email protected] or by way of the DOE ecomplaint portal at https://eaduan.doe.gov.my,” she stated. – Bernama
