‘White’ river in Ipoh caused by latex, says exco man

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Perak executive councillor Mohd Akmal Kamarudin and Department of Environment officials check the water in Sungai Meru, Ipoh, today.

An angler had sounded the alarm by recording a “milky” Sungai Meru, with hundreds of dead fish floating in the river. Akmal, who is the acting environment committee chairman, said “cubes of latex” were found in the river, which showed that the dumping was unintentional.He said the factory had likely committed an offence by not informing the Department of Environment about the spill but had only done so late at night, which was against the standard operating procedures.

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