Manage water resources better


In 2013, Malaysias non-revenue water registered 36.6 rate, equivalent to 5,694,000 cubic metres of good water lost. - Photo by ROHAIZAT MD DARUS / The Star

EFFECTIVE and efficient management of our water resources is critical to business sustainability and investments. Efforts to improve management of our water resources should be expedited.

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) commends the Deputy Prime Minister on his astute observation that despite having 907 billion cubic metres of rainfall a year, Malaysia is still faced with water shortages in some states for certain periods each year.

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