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23 Oct 2016
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KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali today confirmed that a police report has been lodged over the issue surrounding the contamination of Sungai Semenyih.
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He said the Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) had taken the initiative to file the report asking police to launch an investigation into the matter after unidentified odour from the river forced the closure of Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant last month.
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“Luas has taken the initiative to lodge a police report so that police can investigate on this matter.
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“We want the culprit behind this pollution to be taken to justice.” said the Gombak MP.
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Earlier, Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar challenged Azmin to lodge a police report over the allegation that the contamination was an act of sabotage by Barisan Nasional and Umno.
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SHAH ALAM: Semenyih assemblyman Datuk Johan Abdul Aziz today lambasted Selangor Menteri Besar for blaming BN and Umno in Sungai Semenyih pollution case.
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Johan said the allegations by Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, claiming that the contamination was an act of sabotage by BN and Umno, was a poor attempt to hide the PKR-led state government’s weaknesses.
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“I want to ask the MB, if he says that BN and Umno were the ones who sabotaged the river, who was responsible for approving the sand mining project situated near the river intake location in Dengkil?
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“According to the law, any sand mining project must be at least two kilometres away from a river, but the sand mining project there was only about 300m from the water intake point. The mud and dirt flows directly into the water treatment plant there.
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“I want the MB to answer this. Were BN and Umno the ones who approved this project? Were we the ones who gave the permit and licence to this company?” he told the New Straits Times when contacted earlier today.
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By DAWN CHAN
SHAH ALAM: The source of odour pollution that caused the shutdown of the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant this morning has been roughly pinpointed as Nilai in Negri Sembilan, the Selangor state government has confirmed.
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Selangor executive councillor for Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Consumer Affairs Elizabeth Wong said upstream waterways in Nilai were found to have an unusually strong odour as they flow into Sungai Buah, which leads to the Semenyih intake point.
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BANTING: The PKR-led Selangor state government today has blamed Barisan Nasional and Umno for the recent water contamination at Sungai Semenyih, claiming it was an act of sabotage.
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Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, in making the allegation, said it was done in an attempt to undermine the state government’s capability in handling the issue.
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Speaking to reporters today, Azmin, who is PKR deputy president, also claimed that the state government has “strong evidences” to back the claim.
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“From initial reports and evidences collected, there were tendencies that this incident was an act of sabotage by BN and Umno to undermine Selangor government,” he said after the groundbreaking ceremony of Labohan Dagang Water Treatment Plant project in Mukim Tanjung 12, here.
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The MB said the state government believed BN and Umno were behind the incident by looking at, among others, the way the contamination had happened.
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“From our investigation, it was seen that the way of contamination was pretty standard and very systematic.
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“We have strong evidences in the case of Sungai Semenyih, and the Department of Environment and the Attorney-General’s Chambers are completing their investigation.
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“At state level, we have taken stern action by seizing the land owned by the company that had caused the pollution, as well as all its equipment.”
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KUALA LUMPUR: The operation of the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant has to be temporarily halted again today due to odour pollution detected in the Semenyih River.
Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) in a statement issued by its Customer Service Centre (Puspel) on its official Facebook this morning said, it will mobilise its assets to provide water supply to affected users.
As of now, it could not be determined when the plant could resume operation and water supply would continue as normal, Puspel said.
The four affected districts are Hulu Langat, Petaling, Kuala Langat and Sepang.
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