Sabah Infrastructure Development Minister Datuk Peter Anthony addresses a press conference in Kota Kinabalu April 12, 2019. — Bernama pic
“All these ministers/and groups who are pro-dam seem to be making judgment calls according to what, we have no idea. We are still waiting for a technical report devoid of vested interest that can be trusted, then evaluate the pros and cons,” said SEPA president Lanash Thanda. “How can he say that no villagers will be affected? There are some nine villages upstream, which could be potentially displaced or submerged when they build the dam.
This would be the fourth site proposed since the Kaiduan dam in Ulu Papar about a decade ago; it is located within Penampang but closer to the Papar border. Scraping the dam was among the 2018 election promises made by Pakatan Harapan. “I still maintain that a dam is not the solution to our water problems. Address the non-revenue water first, improve the distribution system, then consider the dam,” he said.
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