A plan to clean up our rivers

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Masidi Manjun

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Datuk Masidi Manjun announced on Wednesday that the State Government has adopted a 20-year long-term plan to clean up the Inanam, Darau and Likas rivers.

He told reporters this during the Astro Kasih Press Conference on Wednesday.

Masidi said that an official announcement would be made in the near future regarding this action plan.

According to Masidi, studies have found that the biggest contributors of pollutants and rubbish come from the hinterland.

“We can point our fingers at the villagers in Pulau Gaya, but while they do contribute to pollution, the bulk of the rubbish comes from the rivers, waterways and drains in and around Kota Kinabalu and further upstream, which are washed into the sea and then brought back to shore by the waves,” he said.

Masidi stressed that the task to clean up our rivers must be shouldered by the citizens of the country. It is up to us Sabahans to take the initiative to clean up the environment. 

Source: Insight Sabah