A total of 22 water treatment plants (LRAs) in Sabah are not operating properly and the problems need to be addressed soon to ensure residents in the areas receive clean water supply, said Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Bung Moktar Radin.

Bung Moktar, who is also the state works minister, said 22 out of 84 LRAs across the state had been identified as having serious problems and could not supply water to the public.

He said the problems occurred both in dry and rainy seasons. When it rained, the water in the river near the plant would be murky and could not be channelled to the residents and in dry season, the plant could not...