Taking your time in a milk bath (yes, it’s a thing) seems like the perfect way to relax after a long day’s work.
I did a quick Google search and it turns out that milk baths help to moisturise and exfoliate the skin as well.
However, while milk baths are a welcome respite, seeing a ‘milk river’ while taking a leisurely stroll is definitely not.
And that is exactly what a concerned netizen encountered.
Milk river Along Railroad Corridor
Last Saturday morning (29 Aug) at 10.13am, Jerome Pang was taking his usual stroll along Railroad Corridor towards Sungei Kadut Way when he noticed a white reflection coming from the mangroves on his left.
When he reached the open area, he discovered some sort of “industrial liquid” being discharged into the mangroves.
In one of the images Pang uploaded, it can be seen that part of the river was unaffected by the milky discharge.
In the same Facebook post, Pang said that this was seen at the start of the Kranji River, which flows into the Kranji Marshes next to the Mandai Marshes.
According to a friend he knew from a nature group, the river is named the Pang Sua River.
Concerned, he texted a friend and both of them decided to try and find the source.
Source Allegedly Traced To A “Construction Company”
Pang and his friend opened the covers on the pavement to try and trace the source.
Apparently, his friend brought a torch with him and Mr Pang was able to find some thick wires to help him lift the covers.
Because both of them had no idea how Singapore’s sewerage system is actually connected, they had trouble trying to figure out the source.
Eventually, though, they managed to trace the pollution to a factory along Sungei Kadut Way.
In a series of comments, Pang said that while he could not see the inside of the factory, he assumed it was a construction company.
The chemical was used with cement, he added, and it had been draining into the river for over an hour.
NEA has placed a boom over the river, he updated.
The workers also “seemed surprised that the runoff went into the water drains.”
It was also mentioned that both the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Public Utilities Board (PUB) have been informed and that they had gotten in touch with him.
Netizens’ Reactions
Many netizens commended Mr Pang and his friends’ effort in reporting the incident while condemning the culprits who turned the river milky white.
Other were concerned that this would affect our supply of drinking water.
One purported nature lover also pointed out that the river acts as “a special habitat for the critically endangered Berembang tree.”
You can view his full Facebook post below:
Back in 2018, a company which repeatedly discharged pollutants into the sewers was fined $12,000.
Speaking of water, two contractors who were tasked to find water leaks at Golden Mile unit decided to hold an impromptu party there with eight other people and regretted it immensely.
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