Steering towards water security


KOTA TINGGI, 26 Feb -- Paras air di Empangan Sungai Lebam kini berada di paras kritikal ketika Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perdagangan Antarabangsa, Pelaburan dan Utiliti, Jimmy Puah Wee Tse meninjau bacaan paras air di empangan tersebut hari ini.--fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CITA TERPELIHARA

WATER security, especially in Johor, has come into public attention again. A day after the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) released a statement urging Malaysians to conserve water, Sungai Lebam (pic), Upper Layang, Sembrong Barat and Lok Heng dams in Johor were reported to be approaching their respective critical levels. More worrying is that the dry weather is expected to last until the end of the north-east monsoon in March, according to the Meteorological Department’s forecast.

We have but one question to ask ourselves. Are we are heading towards a water crisis or a water-secure future in Johor?

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