malaysiakini and the IMPERATIVE for States to CONTROL WATER

I agree with this malaysiakini article that reports the Selangor MB as stating Sultan in favour of S'gor controlling water assets.
Thus far the federal government has not been fair to the opposition states and has withheld development funds as if the voters of these states do not pay the federal government taxes in the form of company tax and individual taxes.
Therefore it is important for the states to keep control of vital assets such as water as it is an important source of revenue.
We have seen how the federal government cheated the Terengganu government of the oil royalties for years but now has given them back their dues after the BN won control of the state government.
This is the type of "flip-flop" politics that makes it important for states not to surrender their water resources.
The government of course can play a mediating role when states need to purchase water from outside.
If we are not vigilant, we could end up with another financial mill-stone like the NEH(Never Ending Highways)