Padas River pollution disrupts water supply to over 70,000 people in Labuan

LABUAN: More than 70,000 people in 25 villages here have been affected by water supply disruptions since last Sunday (July 24) due to pollution of their main source of water, Padas River in Beaufort, Sabah.

Almost 20,000 consumer accounts have been affected after the Lawa Gadong water treatment plant (LRA) was shut down following the detection of water pollution at the intake point of Padas River, the raw water source for the LRA.