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.

"The contractors have collected about 550 tonnes of soil and sludge and 700 tonnes of polluted water as of 4pm Saturday (March 16)," he said in a statement here Sunday (March 17).

Dr Sahruddin also said until midnight Saturday, 108 patients, who were warded at Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Sultan Ismail Hospital and Permai Hospital, have been discharged.

He added that about 143 patients were still being treated while 36 cases have been referred to hospitals outside Johor Baru and 29 cases to hospitals outside Johor.

"Seven patients are still being warded at intensive care units (ICU) but are in stable condition," he said.

550 tonnes of soil and sludge have been collected so far, with 1.3km of the 1.5km polluted river cleaned up.