‘Need to educate Johoreans so they can help govt save rivers’

(From left) PTNJ director Taufik Bahar, Neelsen, Raven, Iskandar Puteri mayor Datuk Mohd Haffiz Ahmad and SWM Environment general manager Mohd Norlisam Mohd Nordin at the MOU signing ceremony at Wisma PTP in Iskandar Puteri.

Despite Johor government’s efforts to keep the environment clean, more than 100 tonnes of rubbish is fished out every month from Sungai Skudai and Sungai Tebrau.

Johor tourism, environment, heritage and culture committee chairman K. Raven Kumar said this clearly showed the public’s lack of awareness on the importance of keeping rivers free from rubbish.