Water is a matter of national security, says Khairy

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Selangor water treatment plants remained shut for the second day, affecting seven districts in the Klang Valley.KUALA LUMPUR: Science minister Khairy Jamaluddin has called for heavier penalties to be imposed on those responsible for water pollution, and for water resources to be treated as a security matter. He said on Twitter this evening that the Water Services Industry Act and the Environmental Quality Act should be amended to provide heavier penalties for those who pollute water resources. “Water resources should be treated as a matter of national security. I will bring it up to the Cabinet,” he said. Selangor police said this evening that statements are to be taken from the owners of a factory suspected of being responsible for the pollution. A police investigation has begun into the odour pollution in the Sungai Gong area in Rawang after two complaints were lodged. Earlier t…