Fish have been dying in a Malacca river lately; about 8,000 of them to be precise and its because of pollutants in the waters of Sungai Kampung Enam.
The tilapia hitam, jelanak and keli fish were found dead in Bachang last monday, the New Straits Times reports, due to slower exchange between river water and seawater.
“The gates at the barrage door control center is only half open during low tides. A long term solution to increase oxygen level in the river would be to flush out river water completely into the sea during low tide, so that new seawater can be flushed in during high tide to ensure higher oxygen content,” Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron told the daily.
According to him high amounts of sludge within the river had reduced the level of oxygen in the water.
“Thorough maintenance must be carried out to reduce the amount of sludge in the river, and this requires a massive clean-up at the river-bed,” he said.
The Star Online reported last week that thousands of dead fish were seen floating in the river, prompting a probe to pinpoint the cause of this phenomenon.
Image credit: The Star Online
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