CHUKAI: A coal spill at Pantai Teluk Kalong near here will be cleaned up within a month, with work to be undertaken by a barge company whose vessel drifted ashore and broke up at the beach last week.
Terengganu environment director Hamzah Mohamad said immediate clean-up work will be carried out to ensure the beach is restored to its original condition. Removal of the barge will take longer due to the complexity of the operation.
“The company is in the process of appointing a qualified contractor to carry out the clean-up work,” he said after a meeting with parties responsible for the barge incident.