Tube wells a stop-gap measure for droughts


KOTA KINABALU: Tube wells can be a stop-gap measure to prepare Sabah for severe droughts forecast next year given the problems in its water infrastructure, says a think tank.

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) chief executive officer Prof Dr Ramzah Dambul said tube wells might be the quickest solution to meet the water needs in the event of a severe El Nino drought.

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