ROMPIN (Bernama): The Department of Environment (DOE) has ordered an oil palm mill in Ulu Keratong to stop its operation immediately for allegedly polluting Sungai Pukin, here.
Rompin District Officer Ahmad Nasim Mohd Sidek said the incident stemmed from a collapsed bank of one of the mill’s treatment ponds on Tuesday (July 6), causing the effluent to flow into the river stream.
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