KOTA KINABALU: The proposed flood mitigation, irrigation and drainage scheme with a Chinese Fortune 500 company for Sabah could not take off because of local opposition to it as well as a federal ban on the export of sand.
Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said in a statement on Sunday (Sept 21) they had hoped to structure financing for the RM17bil project via the sale of sand and carbon credits.
