Quick action by the authorities successfully avoided a chemical waste pollution incident at a lake near a clubhouse in Bandar Mahkota Cheras that could have potentially disrupted operations at the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant (WTP) yesterday.

Selangor state Tourism, Environment, Green Technology, and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairperson Hee Loy Sian said white-coloured solvent believed to be chemical waste was discovered by the public in an Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) manhole around the area...