After 17 days on the road, 30 anti-bauxite marchers from Berserah, Pahang, reached the gates of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur today to protest against pollution in the state.

The #red2green group walked 340km to hand their memorandum, which seeks an extension of the moratorium on bauxite mining, until there is a proper system to ensure zero pollution.

The memorandum was handed to chief assistant secretary of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry Mohd Nazif Jamaluddin.

Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh, who has been assisting the group, said the government should pay attention to the ordeal the marchers went through to protect the environment.

She added the miners can operate, but should not pollute the environment.

"They (the participants) are the voices of the Pahang people who were affected by the pollution. Fishermen were unable to catch fish while farmers were not able to cultivate the land.”

The Parliament main entrance was guarded by approximately 15 police personnel who kept a close watch on the participants, who held up several placards that read "hidup rakyat" (long live the people), "stop the pollution and bauxite", "We are the victims of bauxite" and "Redtogreen".

Met by reporters in the Parliament lobby, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said a decision on the moratorium would be announced before April 15.

The group dispersed and left the Parliament compound around 11.30am.

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