Sabah dams can sustain supply for up to three months during prolonged drought


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Deputy Chief Minister III, Datuk Shahelmey Yahya (pic) says water supply available in Sabah dams can last for up to three months in the event of a prolonged drought.

He said that the Sabah State Water Department (JAS) would implement rationing and propose water conservation measures if drought conditions worsened.

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