Officials not taking chances with air quality


Delicate task: Hazmat personnel transporting soil samples from Sungai Kim Kim for analysis.

PASIR GUDANG: Despite an improvement in air quality, the authorities are not taking any chances in preventing another possible wave of toxic fumes, says Yeo Bee Yin.

The Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Minister said about 680m of the 1.5km stretch of Sungai Kim Kim had been cleaned up so far.

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