PETALING JAYA: The Selangor department of environment (DoE) yesterday raided a premises in Port Klang, suspected of discharging waste into Sungai Chandong which turned the river red.
The site – which the DoE did not identity – is also suspected of illegally operating as a waste collection centre.
In a joint raid with enforcement officers from the Klang Municipal Council (MPK), DoE officials found 100 intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) that were filled with paint and ink waste, as well as used acid and motor oil.
They also confiscated a tanker lorry, which was believed to have been used to discharge the waste into the river.
Authorities discovered red traces on the vehicle and collected samples to be sent to the Malaysian Chemistry Department (JKM) for analysis.
Selangor DoE director Nor Aziah Jaafar told FMT that the department was looking for the culprits.
The case is being investigated under the Environmental Quality Act 1974.
On June 30, state tourism, environment, green technology and Orang Asli affairs committee chairman Hee Loy Sian said it was previously suspected that effluent from the Pulau Indah industrial area had caused the river to turn red. - FMT
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