JOHOR BARU: The state Department of Environment (DOE) has issued 93 compounds and 26 warning notices during a three-day operation targeting factories in Pasir Gudang.
State health and environment committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said two factories were also ordered to stop work during the operation between July 6 and 8.
“We carried out at least 85 checks during the three days, following media reports that there could have been another pollution case similar to Sungai Kim Kim in the area, ” Vidyananthan said.
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