Selangor Journal
Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari visiting the surface water intake of Sungai Selangor Phase 2 Water Treatment Plant in Kuala Selangor to monitor the state’s water supply recovery efforts following an odour pollution incident which was detected in the early morning of October 19, 2020. — Picture via AMIRUDIN SHARI FACEBOOK

Selangor offers RM20,000 reward for info on environmental crime

SHAH ALAM, 27 Nov — The Selangor government is offering a reward, totalling RM20,000, to the public for information on environmental crime that can lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.

Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the reward is offered to get the public’s involvement in combating environmental crime activities in the state.

He said information is needed for the authorities to arrest the perpetrators so that legal action could be taken against them.

“The state government has formulated various short-term, medium-term and long-term strategies to minimise the impact of river pollution on the people in Selangor.

“With public support and involvement, a joint responsibility to conserve water resources will be more effective and hopefully able to curb these unethical criminal activities,” he said in a status uploaded on his Facebook account today.

Last November 10, the Ministry of Environment and Water offered a reward of RM5,000 to anyone who could provide information and evidence that could lead to the arrest of those responsible for causing pollution at the raw water source in Selangor, resulting in water supply disruption in the state.

— Bernama

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