Department director-general Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar says this is the best way for integrated action to be taken.
According to the Water Quality Index, 29 out of the 672 rivers nationwide were in the polluted category last year.
Department of environment director-general Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said such an action plan was critical to ensure river pollution issues were handled effectively and eventually resolved altogether. “This should be streamlined by the state environment action committee, which is chaired by the environment exco of each state government.
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