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KUALA LUMPUR: The police have opened an investigation document on the latest incident of water pollution in Sungai Selangor, which led to the closure of four water treatment plants yesterday.
The temporary closure of the Rantau Panjang and Sungai Selangor phases 1, 2 and 3 water treatment plants caused the interruption of water supply to 1,139,008 households in 1,279 areas in the Klang Valley as of 6pm.
The head of the Selangor Criminal Investigation Department, Fadzil Ahmat, said that the police received a report on the incident from a control officer of the Selangor Water Administration Authority (LUAS) at 3pm yesterday.
He said that the case was being investigated under Section 430 of the Penal Code for committing damages that may cause a decrease in the supply of water for agricultural purposes, for the consumption of humans or animals, or for carrying out any manufacturing activity.
“Preliminary investigations by LUAS found that the plant water was suspected of containing solvents down to the level of eight TON (threshold odor number). As a result, the water supply had to be cut off until the cleaning work was completed, ”he told Bernama.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Environment and Water has offered a reward of RM5,000 to anyone with information and evidence leading to the arrest of those responsible for the water pollution in Sungai Selangor.
His minister, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, said that all information could be channeled via email to [email protected] or the Department of the Environment hotline at 1-800-88-2727.
“The reward awarded is in line with the government’s ongoing commitment to Budget 2021, which will provide special allocations to any (party) who can channel information on any misconduct and violations of the law, including the issue of river pollution. .
“I take this matter very seriously because there have been seven incidents where the water treatment plants in Selangor have had to close due to contamination this year,” he said in a statement.
