Authorities urged to probe chemical dumping after cattle deaths in Batu Gajah

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Seventeen cattle have died after grazing on land in Taman Tronoh Baru, believed to be contaminated with chemical waste.  The owner, R. Nithiananthan, discovered the deaths after his cows began collapsing last Wednesday (Nov 5), with the last one dying on Saturday (Nov 9).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/fya3pu2j  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:0017 cattle have died after grazing on land in Taman Trono Baru, believed to be contaminated

00:07with chemical waste.

00:09The owner, R. Nithyananthan, discovered the deaths after his cows began collapsing last

00:15Wednesday, with the last one dying on Saturday.

00:18Three more cows are reported missing.

00:21He claimed that lorry drivers regularly dump sacks of chemical waste on the vacant land,

00:25often at night.

00:27His cattle have been grazing there for two years, and he described this as the first

00:31incident of its kind in his 25 years of rearing cattle.

00:36Nithyananthan estimates his losses at RM50,000 and has lodged a police report, following advice

00:42to also report the matter to the veterinary department.

00:46Mohamed Rawi Abdullah, chairman of the Perak Barisan National Public Service and Complaint

00:51Centre, urged authorities to investigate the matter thoroughly and bring those responsible

00:57to justice.

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