AS at 7pm today, water supply has been fully restored to 311, or 45%, of the 686 areas affected by the shutdown of the Sg Selangor water treatment plant Phase 1 following repairs to a burst water pipe. 

Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) Corporate Communications head Elina Baseri said water supply to another 375 affected areas in Petaling, Klang/Shah Alam, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur and Hulu Selangor was still in the process of being restored.

The percentage of restoration is as follows: Petaling (28%), Klang/Shah Alam (41%), Gombak (91%), Kuala Lumpur (none) and Hulu Selangor (6%).

She said Air Selangor has mobilised around 90 water tankers to critical premises such as hospitals and dialysis centres, as well as affected residential areas.

The public can also get water supply from public taps for the duration of the water supply disruption as listed on www.airselangor.com.

Air Selangor, she said, would give updates on the water supply restoration from time to time through all its official communication channels such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as its smartphone application and the Air Selangor website www.airselangor.com. – Bernama, October 18, 2020.