Karamunting assemblyman Datuk George Hiew Vun Zin had urged the Sabah government to investigate pollution concerns in Sg Segaliud, the primary source of treated water for 80% of Sandakan's population.
Salty water supply problems here may have been resolved but that episode has also raised another issue – are chemicals from oil palm plantations and mills polluting Sg Segaliud, which supplies water to the majority of the population here?
