‘Villagers lack proper waste disposal methods’


Muhammad Alif looking at a burnt tree behind his house at Kampung Pekajang, Gelang Patah.

An environmental non-governmental organisation is calling for state government intervention at Tanjung Kupang, following a peat fire incident in Kampung Pekajang along Jalan Tanjung Kupang, Iskandar Puteri.

Kelab Alami manager Muhammad Irfan Yazid said the incident on Feb 27 saw 2.4ha of land destroyed by fire.

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