Sabah Red Crescent sets up filtration system to produce potable water from Sungai Papar

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah chapter of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) has taken proactive steps by installing a temporary water filter system in Sungai Papar, near Kampung Mandalipau, to filter and treat river water into clean water for use by residents during the drought.

Sabah MRCS disaster management and ambulance services committee chairman Hairuddin Siramin said the initiative to install the temporary water filter system known as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the river had been carried out since March 22.