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How Much Free Water to Give

Rajiv Rishyakaran, Bukit Gasing State Assemblyman

16-Aug-17 15:00

How Much Free Water to Give

In managing a natural resource that is also a basic human right, how do governments set water tariffs cheap enough to reduce the people’s cost of living while not making it too cheap that it starts going to waste? Bukit Gasing State Assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran speaks to us about the theory and practice of water security.


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