Villagers, students benefit from river water quality workshop

KOTA KINABALU: Villagers and students from Papar had the opportunity to learn about river water quality and ways to preserve their rivers during a half-day event at the Sungai Garamatoi last week.

The villagers from Kampung Ovai and Kampung Kambizaan, as well as students of SMK St Mary, took part in the programme organised by the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ITBC) from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in partnership with Global Environment Centre (GEC). Participants were seen getting their feet wet looking for aquatic insects underneath river rocks and at the river banks that could help indicate the health of the river.