Coastal reservoirs more practical than traditional water dams for Sabah, say engineers

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Coastal reservoirs more practical than traditional water dams for Sabah, say engineers
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AN ILLEGAL food court has been operating with impunity in Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, despite having received two notices from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to vacate the premises.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah should consider coastal reservoirs instead of the traditional dams to meet future water needs, say engineers.

By constructing coastal reservoirs, they said it potentially resolves the water shortage problem during droughts by storing the excess water from wet seasons. They said that it was necessary to be pragmatic in mitigating water storage issues against the traditional dam concept in view of environmental and safety among other issues.

"Sabah is a water-rich state and by improving water resources management plus adopting the new and innovative approach of coastal reservoirs can potentially increase the utilisation of raw water resources for its economic development," Amarjit, a former Sabah Water Department director and Lim said in a statement Friday .

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