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JOHOR BARU: The Environment Department (DOE) is waiting for the chemistry report on the latest pollution incident at Sungai Kim Kim, says its state director Dr Famey Yusoff.

Government must take stern action against those lifting sand from Jamuna, Meghna

HAVING spent years overseeing the cleaning and rehabilitation of Sungai Klang, the Selangor Maritime Gateway project is now embarking on a new venture – using the river as an educational tool for visitors.

Mangaluru: Officials of the MCC were taken to task for the lack of proper functioning of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the city.

JOHOR BARU, Oct 28 — A total of 14 rivers in Johor have been categorised as having the most polluted river water quality in the state. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi...

Touted to be one of the biggest sewage plants in Asia, the plant is aimed at pumping out 564 million litres of treated water into the Yamuna river daily.

Green algae, sewage and litter in rivers mean there may be nothing to catch in future, fishers say.

The story goes like this: for years, locals near the rivers, in absence of proper waste management facilities, dump household garbage (which include large amounts of plastic) right into the river, thinking that the water will carry it away.

KOTA KINABALU: The community must be proactive in safeguarding rivers against pollution, says Kapayan assemblyman Jannie Lasimbang.

The River and Delta Research Centre (RDRC), a research institute, has found that around 77 rivers face the onslaught of aggressive extraction of sand.