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Lorry driver slapped with RM100,000 fine in Sg Kim Kim pollution case | Scoop
According to the Environment Department, the company P Tech Resources Sdn Bhd, which faced eight charges under the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014, was also fined RM40,000 for each charge, making it a total of RM320,000. – Pixabay pic, December 3, 2023
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Lorry driver slapped with RM100,000 fine in Sg Kim Kim pollution case

2019 incident led to closure of 111 schools, health issues for over 2,000 individuals

Bernama
Updated
8:35 AM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – A lorry driver has been fined a maximum of RM100,000 for causing pollution by the illegal disposal of scheduled waste in Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, Johor, in 2019.

The Environment Department (DoE) said in a statement yesterday that N. Maridass was found to have released oil sludge, a scheduled waste listed in the First Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005, into the river.

It added that P Tech Resources Sdn Bhd, which faced eight charges under the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014, was also fined RM40,000 for each charge, making it a total of RM320,000.

According to the statement, the cases against Maridass and P Tech Resources were tried together, and a total of 38 witnesses were called to testify.

Johor Bahru sessions court judge Datuk Che Wan Zaidi Che Wan Ibrahim handed down the sentence on November 30 after the accused pleaded guilty to the charges.

The pollution incident in 2019 that affected the health of more than 2,000 people and caused 111 schools in Pasir Gudang to be ordered to be closed following the dumping of toxic waste in Sg Kim Kim on March 7 rocked the country as 947 victims received treatment at Sultan Ismail Hospital – nine of them in the intensive care unit.

Meanwhile, DoE said it is committed to dealing with any environmental pollution issue, and all parties involved are reminded and warned strictly not to perform any illegal disposal of toxic and hazardous waste or cause environmental pollution.

“It is the responsibility of the industry players to ensure that environmental management, including toxic and hazardous waste management (scheduled waste) and air and water pollution control, is carried out properly to prevent pollution that has the potential to pose a risk to the environment and the well-being of the community,” read the statement. – December 3, 2023

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