Malaysian states face water crisis

Malaysian states face water crisis

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Two Malaysian states are likely to exhaust
their water resources by 2000 and shortages are expected to reach
crisis point in 2010, a newspaper reported yesterday.

The Sun also quoted Nature Society president Salleh Mohamad
Nor as saying that Singapore, which depends on Malaysia for part
of its water needs, would have developed all available catchment
areas by the end of the century.

Salleh said the two states affected were Selangor, which
includes Kuala Lumpur and neighboring cities, and the adjacent
state of Negri Sembilan.

Plans to bring in water from the neighboring state of Pahang
may not be easy due to its rapid industrialization and
diminishing catchment areas, he said.