Environmentalists have issued a clarion call to the authorities, after a second illegal dumping site was discovered along Sungai Muda, which is a main water source for Kedah and Penang. The area is filled with e-waste, raising concerns of a looming pollution crisis amid a water shortage caused by the current dry spell in the region. We find out what's happening up north.

<p dir="ltr">Environmentalists have issued a clarion call to the authorities, after a <a href="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/02/05/waste-remains-near-kedah-water-source-for-3-million-people-despite-clean-up-pledge/?fbclid=IwAR2a0HhfM_cnhRZLvXCDpNP_D8sV_sDkv_8mjAYcfqxmAgkcqKCEssfgkzE">second illegal dumping site was discovered along Sungai Muda</a>, which is a main water source for Kedah and Penang. The <a href="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/02/03/sungai-muda-kedahs-source-of-water-under-threat-of-pollution-from-e-waste-dump/?utm_source=FCM&amp;utm_medium=Push&amp;fbclid=IwAR3V4zgv5XyoQVLExBV2qAyLq42vqVMZ8qQkFc-D9ufe3LkUlCxp2Pia3Ks">area is filled with e-waste, raising concerns of a looming pollution crisis</a> amid a water shortage caused by the current dry spell in the region. We find out what's happening up north.</p>

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