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UMS water crisis expected to end by July says Rahman Dahlan
Published on: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Published on: Tue, Jun 24, 2025
By: Hayati Dzulkifli
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UMS water crisis expected to end by July says Rahman Dahlan
KOTA KINABALU: UMS Board Chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan says the university’s water crisis should be resolved by mid-July once the final 2km of piping from the Telibong 2 Plant is completed.

The plant, operational but not yet connected, can supply over 80 million litres daily.

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Delays stem from Pan Borneo Highway construction.

RM5 million from the Federal Government is being used for short-term fixes like tube wells.

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“UMS is meant to produce graduates, not water,” he remarked.

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