Forced to get their own water supply for 20 years


Suraya showing the boring system at the house.

KOTA BARU: She spent almost RM3,000 to instal water grids in the hope of getting access to clean and treated water as promised by the state government, but they worked for only about two years.

After all the effort, Suraya Anwar, 58, ended up going back to using underground water and continued to use it for some 20 years.

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