Stench of fish deaths caused by draining of pond

Fish out of water: Dead fishes rotting under the hot sun at the edge of the pond that has been drained for an upgrading project in Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam.— ASRI ABDUL GHANI/The Star

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Thousands of fishes died after water in a pond was pumped out by a housing developer for upgrad-ing works in Bandar Perda here.

The dead fishes comprising mostly the Pleco (suckermouth catfish) and Tilapia breeds lay in shallow sections of the algae-filled pond and emitted a stench as they decomposed under the hot sun.