KOTA KINABALU, March 22 -- The Sabah government will gazette water sources in key areas to protect these amid the prolonged drought in the state, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan.

He said the state water resources council suggested, among others, to gazette water resources in all districts in the state in order to safeguard them for future water supply sources.

The eight districts where the primary water catchment sites are now being proposed as fully protected areas are Tuaran, Papar, Tawau, Sandakan, Semporna, Kudat, Penampang, and Tambunan.

"We have agreed to gazette water resources in every district, especially near the existing water plants. This is for the future protection of our water sources as climate ch...