Ensuring protection of water sources


THE Johor Water Regulatory Body (Bakaj) is taking steps to protect rivers and prosecute those involved in polluting the main water source in the state.

State Works, Rural, and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said since October 2014, the Water Enactment 1921 had been amended to give Bakaj more authority in controlling water sources.

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