PAPAR: The drought-hit Papar district requires a minimum of seven million litres per day (lpd) of clean water supply to meet the needs of residents in...
: The drought-hit Papar district requires a minimum of seven million litres per day of clean water supply to meet the needs of residents in affected areas, said its Member of Parliament Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.
“We started delivering water supplies to affected areas on Feb 23, and as soon as the drought disaster was declared on March 13, we increased the capacity of this water supply delivery using lorries and so on. Before the disaster was announced, we delivered about 600,000 lpd. Last Wednesday, the Papar District Disaster Management Department declared the district, located approximately 38 kilometres from Kota Kinabalu, as a drought disaster area due to a critical water supply crisis caused by the hot weather.
Armizan said clean water would be delivered periodically to areas with static tanks, and his team would also identify any areas lacking such facilities, such as small villages and high-rise residences, to address the issue so that residents receive an adequate water supply.
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