BUTTERWORTH: Fishermen living along Sungai Kereh in Tasek Gelugor near here are crying foul over water pollution which has affected their daily income. The fishermen claimed that the pollution was caused by rampant release of manure into the river from pig farms in nearby Kampung Selamat. “The waste from the pig farms in Kampung Selamat flows into Sungai Kereh, resulting in the river water turning blackish and emitting a foul smell, ” he said when met at Kampung Sungai Korok. “The mushrooming of pig farms since 2000 has caused the river to be polluted. “I will ask mayor Datuk Rozali Mohamud to act against pig farmers that discharged the pig waste into the river, ” she said.

Source: The Star August 20, 2020 23:32 UTC