1,250 tonnes of soil, water and sludge removed from polluted river, says Johor Health Dept

JOHOR BAHRU, 16 Mac -- Pasukan yang terlibat dalam Ops Kim Kim melakukan kerja-kerja memindahkan tanah yang dicemari sisa kimia dari lokasi kejadian sebelum dipindahkan ke pusat pelupusan di kawasan insiden pencemaran di Sungai Kim Kim dekat Pasir Gudang hari ini. Sebanyak 350 beg jumbo tanah dan 350 metrik tan air tercemar dikeluarkan di Sungai Kim Kim sehingga semalam. --fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

PASIR GUDANG: Contractors involved in the cleaning operation of Sungai Kim Kim have so far collected 1,250 tonnes of soil, water and sludge from the river.

Johor Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman Dr Sahruddin Jamal said that 1.3km of the 1.5km polluted river has been cleaned up so far.