Fishermen from Kampung Melayu Balai Ringin in Serian, Sarawak are calling for urgent action to clear a massive logjam blocking Sungai Krangan and are urging authorities to implement measures to prevent future occurrences.
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00:00Fishermen from Kampung Melayu Balai Ringgin in Serian are calling for urgent action to
00:06remove a massive log jam obstructing Sungai Krangan, which worsens every time there is
00:12heavy rain or flooding.
00:17The 57-year-old added that the obstruction has made it difficult for fishermen to catch
00:22fish and prawns, causing financial losses and hindering river navigation.
00:28Another fisherman, Abang Ali Hassan, described this as the worst log jam to date.
00:48Abang Ali explained that the log jam was caused by wood debris from an upstream oil palm plantation,
00:54which was washed into the river by recent heavy rains.
00:58The 49-year-old urged authorities to take preventive measures, suggesting that a retaining
01:03wall be built along the plantation's riverbank to stop debris from drifting into Sungai Krangan.
01:09Balai Ringgin Assemblyman Datuk Snowdan Lawan has called for stern action against the plantation
01:15company, blaming the log jam on indiscriminate forest clearing upstream.
01:19Snowdan said he had received complaints from 47 affected fishermen, many of whom lost their
01:25nets in the debris.
01:26He also warned that the log jam poses a threat to the Sungai Krangan water intake point,
01:32which supplies the Balai Ringgin water treatment plant.
01:35He urged the Sarawak Natural Resources and Environment Board, NREB, the Irrigation and
01:41Drainage Department, DID, and the district office to intervene.
01:46Snowdan also called for an immediate response from both the authorities and the plantation
01:51company to clear the log jam.