Selangor Environment Department director Aziah Jaafar said the order was issued following its breach of the environmental impact assessment regulation.

She said the developer was prohibited from carrying out construction work and earthwork until the order is lifted.

It was only allowed to carry out repair work on the riverbank, slope stabilisation, and work to cover exposed slopes as well as slope maintenance near Sungai Ampang that collapsed due to groundwater pressure.

Bernama reported yesterday that the Kuala Lumpur Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) has identified the EKVE construction project as the source of the murky water around the federal capital, including the River of Life project.

According to DID, investigations on Feb 16 found that murky water began to flow from Sungai Ampang in the Ampang recreational forest, near the treatment plant intake before flowing into Sungai Klang due to uncontrolled land clearing.

Meanwhile, Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) corporate communications officer Norhayati Ahmad said MPAJ had not received any complaints regarding murky river water this year.

“However, in September last year, MPAJ issued a compound fine of RM250,000 and a stop-work order to the EKVE concessionaire (because of the river pollution issue and flooding in areas near the project site),” she said, adding that EKVE agreed to pay the fine in the near future.