SPAN floats idea of single authority to look after rivers


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019

PETALING JAYA: The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) has floated the idea of a National River Protection Authority to act as the guardian of all rivers in the country.

SPAN chairman Charles Santiago said there were too many agencies involved in rivers, adding that none of them had any real authority.

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