‘Time to set up river basin authority’


Caught in the middle: A file photo showing the Merdeka Bridge in Bumbung Lima, Kepala Batas. On the right hand side of the Sungai Muda is Penang, while the left side is Kedah.

PETALING JAYA: The National Water Services Commission has proposed that a river basin authority be set up to oversee the management of rivers providing water to two or three states.

Its chairman Charles Santiago said for example, Sungai Muda in Kedah provided water to Kedah, Penang and Perlis.

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