Fishes at risk: A leachate retention pond at the Sungai Burung landfill, separated from the sea by earth embankments. — Photo: Buletin Mutiara Facebook.
NIBONG TEBAL: The state government should pay RM100mil compensation to open sea fish farmers affected by leachate from the Sungai Burung landfill.
South Seberang Prai district village development officer and South Seberang Prai Eco-Tourism Development Association secretary Kuan Hin Yeap (pic) claimed that fish farmers at sea stopped releasing new fish fry after the leachate risk was made public.
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