A small river along Jalan Sellathevan, Klang has come under investigation recently as it was discovered that the river had turned unnaturally blue, suspecting that foul play may have been involved.
Yesterday, an industrial area in Jalan Omboh has been suspected of causing Sungai Kandis to turn blue after having thrown away paint into the river. The incident was detected at 12:30 in the afternoon and was reported to the Lembaga Urus Air Selangor (LUAS) who rushed to the scene as soon as possible.
"Further inspection found that the water puddles in the area were blue and the flow entered a nearby drain which then flowed into Sungai Kandis."
"LUAS conducts water quality sampling and the sample is sent to the Jabatan Kimia Malaysia (JKM) for further analysis for enforcement action," they stated in a Facebook post
Concurrently, the agency has also communicated with the Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) as well as the Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA) for them to enforce some action based on the jurisdiction of LUAS.
"The Selangor government and LUAS insist and call on all owners of premises or industrial sites to be aware, aware and concerned about activities on site.
"Make sure activities, operations, safety and maintenance of equipment and equipment on the premises are controlled and monitored perfectly so that there is no risk to water resources, especially the river," they stated.
LUAS also confirmed that further action will be taken against any other party that may cause subsequent pollution and problems to the states water resources.
(Source : Berita Harian)