Melaka River cleaner now due to MCO, but improvements need to be the new norm
Tuesday, 05 May 2020 12:09 PM MYTBased on observation reports, the Melaka River has shown signs of self-healing. — Picture courtesy of The Department of Irrigation and Drainage.
“Even if we found any, it must’ve come from drainage in the housing areas or whatever is left in the drainage but one thing for sure, there has been a huge drop in the quantity of garbage waste,” he said. “We have also built tidal gates through the amending and cleaning up process of the Melaka River,” Khairi said, adding that parcel one of the clean-up had been done by the Melaka city council.Besides that, DID has also used a method called “Flushing” as part of the rehabilitation process for the river.
The 'flushing' method was used as part of the cleaning up process of the river. — Picture courtesy of The Department of Irrigation and Drainage
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