PASIR GUDANG: The authorities have narrowed down to 30 chemical factories that may have caused the air pollution in the district here.
Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal said the state government has given a directive to the Department of Environment and other agencies to find the main polluter. “Once we have found the factory, we will issue a letter for them to cease their operations until we carry out full investigations,” he added. On the incident where 15 schools had their lessons disrupted from the pollution Monday , he said 75 students have been referred to Sultan Ismail Hospital .
“We will be suggesting that all schools and learning institutions in Pasir Gudang be closed, and we will hold a press conference on the matter later,” he said. Earlier, Bernama reported that he recent pollution which caused schoolchildren in Pasir Gudang, to suffer breathing difficulty and vomiting was due to chemical waste from Sungai Kim Kim, according to Zuraida Kamaruddin. The Housing and Local Government Minister said initial investigations found the cleaning contractor assigned to clear the waste did not do a thorough job in clearing the hazardous materials.
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