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The Johor state government must also manage the growth of the data centre industry which requires significant water supply, experts said.

An aerial view of the Johor River with the Senai-Desaru bridge. (Photo: CNA/Zamzahuri Abas).

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JOHOR BAHRU: The five-year plan unveiled for Johor to develop three more reservoirs alongside three water treatment plants so that it no longer needs to rely on Singapore for treated water by 2030 is an “ambitious” proposal but it has a challenging timeline given the scale of construction, analysts told CNA. 

The plan - which is estimated t...