Monday, December 10, 2007

MONDAY-10TH DECEMBER 2007-RIVER POLLUTED BY WASTE FROM DETENTION CENTRE



River polluted by waste from detention centre:

MENGGATAL
More than 1,000 residents of five villages here have stopped using the water from a river in their area as they claimed it has been polluted by waste from the temporary detention centre here. According to Inanam people development leader Ayem Sambuling, the residents are worried of getting skin diseases and falling ill if they use the water.The affected residents informed him that there is no septic tank system at the centre and this causes all the waste to discharge directly to the river. “All the villagers who depend on the river water are feeling unhappy over the situation. They call for immediate action from the authority to make the river useful again,” he said. He also disclosed that the villagers had complained about the matter two years ago but no action had been taken. “We hope the authority can help the residents in the area who are worried of getting skin diseases if they continue to use the river water,” Ayem added.