SHAH ALAM: The restore work to fortify the bund close to the pond in Tasik Black Water, Bandar Mahkota Cheras following soil erosion final Sunday (May 5) has been carried out.
State Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairman Hee Loy Sian (pic) stated the Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS) knowledgeable that the repairs concerned the strengthening of the bund to forestall leachates from the pond from contaminating the stream close to Sungai Perimbun, a tributary of Sungai Langat.
“This is a follow-up to soil erosion which resulted within the failure of the bund’s construction within the pond space which subsequently brought on leachates to overflow from the world (Tasik Black Water) which was beforehand an unlawful dumping web site.
“Close and static monitoring in Sungai Perimbun, in addition to Sungai Langat, was applied by LUAS and investigations discovered that zero threshold odour quantity (TON) readings have been recorded, subsequently, there have been no disruptions to the operations of the Cheras Batu 11 Water Treatment Plant (LRA) reported,” he stated in a press release on Wednesday (June 8).
In the meantime, Hee stated LUAS will open investigation papers beneath Section 79 (1) of the LUAS Enactment 1999 which stipulates a minimal wonderful of RM200,000 and a most wonderful of RM1 million, and imprisonment of not lower than three years, if convicted of unlawful dumping actions on the lake.
He stated LUAS along with the Department of Environment (DOE) and the Hulu Langat Land and District Office (PTD) had performed an built-in operation led by the Kajang Municipal Council on May 31, with the native authority sealing the lake space and a cease work discover can be given to landowners.
“The Hulu Langat PTD may even subject Notice 7A to landowners for quick rehabilitation and restoration of the land,” he added. – Bernama
