SIBU: The government has been urged to stop renewing timber licences for companies to operate at the upper reaches of the Batang Baleh river after another logjam on Saturday (Aug 21).
Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing claimed on Sunday that the logjam was caused by timber concessionaires who operate in the headwaters of Batang Baleh with devastating environmental impact.
"In order to stop this logjam from reoccurring, please do not renew timber licences to operate at the upper reaches of Batang Baleh," he said. "The first serious logjam in the headwaters of Batang Baleh was in 2010. The jam stretched all the way from Kapit to Sibu and resulted in a riverine traffic jam. Dead fish and wildlife including crocodiles were found floating in the river then," he said.
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