Revised water tariff prevents extraction of underground water by Kelantan folk

A transparent and fair water supply tariff adjustment can help reduce the cost of some people in Kelantan who have invested in extracting underground water for their domestic use.

Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (Awer) president S Piarapakaran said if the method of extracting underground water is widely carried out in the state, it will cause many problems such as lowering of the groundwater level, soil sedimentation and deforestation.