Former energy, science, technology, environment and climate change minister Yeo Bee Yin also had proposed the same on 23 February.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 ― Minister of Science and Technology Khairy Jamaluddin proposed heavier fines for water polluters and the amendment of the Water Services Industry Act and the Environmental Quality Act.
Khairy’s tweet caught the attention of Kota Anggerik State Assemblyman Najwan Halimi who said the same suggestion was brought up in the Selangor State Assembly last July. He also proposed that the Act include a clause requiring factory owners who cause water supply disruptions to pay compensation to those affected.
Around 1.2 million users in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor face water supply disruption for another four days due to contamination at the water treatment plants in Sungai Selangor Phases 1, 2, 3 and Rantau Panjang.
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