KUCHING, March 24 -- Malaysia is not at risk of facing "water bankruptcy" as the country still has sufficient raw water resources, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof.

However, he stressed that the real challenge lies in the integrated management of water resources, protection of river basins, and improving the efficiency of the national water delivery system.

The Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation said Malaysia receives an average of more than 2,500 millimetres of rainfall annually, with renewable water resources estimated at over 580 billion cubic metres per year.

"This shows that the country is not facing a physical shortage of water resources.

"The country's main challenge is not scarcity of wa...