KOTA KINABALU, March 15 -- The Sabah government will hold a meeting tomorrow to decide on mitigation for the drought that was affecting agriculture in the state, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan.

He said the Sabah State Water Council meeting will determine the severity of the drought's effects on water resources including irrigation systems used for farming.

"After that, we will assess and discuss suggestions to assist farmers, especially in terms of financial aid," he told reporters today.

Kitingan earlier witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Sabah Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) and Chinese company, Shaanxi Construction and Engineering Group, on flood mitigation, irrigation...