“Some residents, especially in Kinarut area, have gone up to two weeks of water disruption, while (a factory) at an industrial area in Lok Kawi has to fork out up to RM4,000 a month for water, when it used to pay RM600 monthly,” - Datuk Juil Nuatim .
“There is not a day when I don’t get complaints related to lack of water supply. “Some residents, especially in Kinarut area, have gone up to two weeks of water disruption, while at an industrial area in Lok Kawi has to fork out up to RM4,000 a month for water, when it used to pay RM600 monthly,” he said after chairing the district-level Kaamatan carnival meeting here.
“There might be people objecting to it, but if it is to be built in Papar, we will be lucky as it can attract tourism just like how Sarawak is benefiting from the dam there.“Sarawak used to see villagers strongly protesting against building the dam. But now, Sarawak is more advanced. Many visitors have come and the state also supplies energy to Indonesia. “We need this dam; however it is up to the state government to decide whether to implement it.
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