Water polluters fined, compounded RM2 million from January to August, Dewan Negara told


Ragananthini Vethasalam Elill Easwaran

Deputy Environment and Water Minister Dr Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad says the ministry hopes to table amendments to the Environment Quality Act 1974 next year. – YouTube screen cap, September 15, 2020.

COMPOUNDS and court fines totalling RM2.08 million for causing water pollution have been issued in the last eight months, Deputy Environment and Water Minister Dr Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad told the Dewan Negara today.

Action has also been taken against 500 industrial premises for water pollution offences, and six of them have had their licences revoked while 39 have been charged in court.


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