Four incidents that could potentially cause water pollution were detected in Selangor over the past week but were addressed immediately, said Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari.
He said the latest incident took place yesterday, when an oil spill was detected in a river in Kampung Baru Balakong but probes by the relevant agencies found that it did not come from any factory or workshop around the area.
“Three days ago, we detected the same type of pollution in Sungai Kundang, Rawang. I’m concerned that this was purposely done but I have no proof.
“I urge all parties including those who were negligent, please… this could affect millions of residents due to disrupted water supply,” he said.
Amirudin was speaking to reporters in Shah Alam today after a ceremony of handing out jet skis and electric bikes to the Selangor police.
The menteri besar said the state government had recently increased the number of enforcement officers and personnel to monitor river basins in the state to avoid contamination from recurring and they would be equipped with drones from this Sunday.
Earlier, Lembaga Urus Air Selangor (Luas) in a statement said it received a complaint from members of the public at about 6pm yesterday on a pollution incident in Kampung Baru Balakong and an investigation found it was caused by used engine oil dumped at the location.
The statement said the water would have entered Sungai Balak and Sungai Langat but Luas acted quickly to place oil pads and oil booms at the scene to prevent the oil from flowing into the rivers.
It added that the investigation also found the affected location was a stagnant water area and it was suspected that the oil dumping was done by a third party.
Meanwhile, Selangor police have opened an investigation paper on the incident following a report lodged by the state's Department of Environment.
- Bernama
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