PWD to loggers: Send us your trucks to help


Running dry: A river in the Bakelalan highlands,  drying up due to the severe El Nino hot spell.Pic by readers of The Star

MIRI: Timber companies are being sought by the Public Works Department (PWD) to help transport fresh water to remote regions facing a water shortage due to the El Nino hot spell.

These companies have big logging trucks that can deliver large amounts of fresh water from treatment plants, said state PWD director Zuraimi Sabki.

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