Minister Yeo Bee Yin said the EQMP did not alert authorities to the illegal dumping of toxic waste at Sungai Kim Kim last March as well as in other environmental incidents. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
“MESTECC has since been reviewing the performance and efficiency of the system; the legal aspects, and renegotiating the terms of agreement, with the possibility of early termination,” she said in an official response to Malay Mail regarding the EQMP.“MESTECC has offered its full support to the anti-corruption agency’s investigation,” she said.
Yeo said this translated to about RM60 million a year, RM5 million a month, or RM167,000 a day including both fixed and variable charges. It was supposed to act as an early-warning system to prompt immediate and proactive response to environmental incidents such as haze, oil spills, industrial disasters and illegal dumping of toxic wastes.
“The stations were placed near industrial areas along rivers in Johor so most of the rivers were found to be most polluted but in Selangor, Perak and Penang, the stations were located upstream from industrial zones, so the readings would show less pollution,” he claimed.
Haha.. no wonder not many ex dedak supporters trying to shed light..
Extravagance of BN era. The one suffering now are the Rakyat! 😡 RM167K a day! Who the 🤬 negotiates these contracts? 'Yeo said this translated to about RM60 million a year, RM5 million a month, or RM167,000 a day including both fixed and variable charges.'