State govts urged to list industries posing risk to water sources

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All state governments have been told to come up with a list of industries that are of high risk and should not be situated near the surface of water intakes to serve as a reference to all agencies involved to prevent the pollution of water sources. Water quality expert Zaki Zainudin (above) said state governments, which are responsible for water management, should create the list so that it can be used as a 'state directive' for state and federal agencies. "The main objective of the list is to ensure that no new (risky) industries are set up (near the vulnerable areas). "Secondly, for the existing industries, they will definitely request for expansion, but if they fall into the list, they will not be allowed to do so," Zaki told Bernama after appearing as a guest on the 'Ruang Bicara' programme on Bernama TV last night. He also explained that the sta…