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Johor to sue palm oil mill over environmental pollution

The Johor government is to sue a palm oil mill of a government-linked company (GLC) for causing ammonia pollution in the Johor River that temporarily disrupted water supply to 120,000 people.

Menteri Besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin said today the state government would not compromise in the matter of environmental pollution, even if the offence was committed by GLCs.

The pollution, which occurred two days ago, forced the temporary shutdown of three water treatment plants, Sungai Johor, Semanggar and Tai Hong, after SAJ Holdings detected higher than the permissible level of ammonia in the source water.

“We have taken samples of water from the river for the Department of Environment to analyse. The result is expected in a week.

“We intend to sue the mill (of the GLC) for contributing to pollution and undermining the well-being of the people in the vicinity,” he told reporters in Kota Tinggi.

Earlier, Mohamed Khaled officiated at the ground-breaking for an affordable housing project and launched the ‘Bandar Inovasi’ or Innocity comprehensive development project in the Kota Tinggi district.

Last Tuesday, SAJ Holdings detected higher than the permissible level of ammonia at the three water treatment plants and shut them down temporarily, resulting in disruption in the supply of water to 120,000 people in the Skudai, Kulai, Iskandar Puteri, Tanjung Bin Power Plant and Tanjung Pelepas port areas.

Two of the plants, Sungai Johor and Semanggar, resumed operations yesterday.

- Bernama

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