More funds needed to preserve rivers


Some people attribute river pollution in Johor to economic activities along riverbanks such as the cultivation of commodity crops along the riverbank of Sungai Pontian Kecil.

JOHOR BARU: Environment-based non-governmental organisations in the state have described Budget 2021 as falling short of expectations in terms of addressing river pollution.

Safe Johor River founder Poh Pai Yik lamented that the RM50mil allocation under the Budget was inadequate to tackle solid waste and rubbish polluting rivers in the country.

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