Plan for new dam near Sg Mersing


SAJ Holdings Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Abdul Wahab Abdul Hamid said the new dam along Sungai Mersing would help solved water woes in Mersing for the long term. Pic by BRIAN MOH/The Star

JOHOR BARU: The Government plans to build a new dam along Sungai Mersing to reduce the dependence on the Congok dam which has been recording low water levels.

SAJ Holdings Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Abdul Wahab Abdul Hamid (pic) said the project was provided for under the 11th Malaysian Plan.

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