Varsity builds well to draw water for Skudai campus

UTM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Ahmad Fauzi Ismail (middle) and Prof Edy (right) launching the aquifer well on the Skudai campus.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is the first university in the country to have its own aquifer well as an alternative source of clean water.

UTM deputy vice-chancellor (development) Prof Dr Edy Tonnizam Mohamad told StarMetro, “We were very lucky to find untapped water sources 158m underground at the UTM recreational forest, which is right at our doorstep.