Reclamation dumping mud in their rice bowl


Poor catch: The murky water along Teluk Bahang beach has ruined the income of 350 fishermen and Shah Headan (inset) claims it is due to reclamation works along Gurney Drive.

GEORGE TOWN: The waters along Teluk Bahang beach have turned murkier in the last three months and fishermen’s catch has been affected.

Teluk Bahang assemblyman Datuk Shah Headan Hussain Ayob Shah said the income of 350 fishermen along Teluk Bahang and Teluk Awak beach has dropped because of the murky water.

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