Johor to gazette water catchments as protected areas

Green scene: A vegetable farm situated next to the Sembrong Dam in Kluang.

JOHOR BARU: The state government wants to gazette all 15 water catchment areas in the state as “protected areas” to better manage its water resources.

Once they are gazetted by year-end, there would be better supervision and enforcement around the catchment areas, said state Public Works, Rural and Regional Development chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad.