Stop bickering and end water woes for good, Selangor folk tell state, federal govts

Low Han Shaun Diyana Ibrahim Low Han Shaun, Diyana Ibrahim Updated 6 years ago · Published on 11 Mar 2018 8:48PM · 3 Comments

An Air Selangor water tanker is seen in Subang Jaya today. Selangor residents faced a five-day water disruption this past week, following scheduled pipe repair works at the Sg Selangor Phase 3 Water Treatment Plant that went awry. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, March 11, 2018.

SELANGOR folk want the federal and state governments to stop bickering over who is at fault over the water crisis that hit the state this past week, and find a permanent solution.

The water crisis in Selangor started in 1998, with the most recent problem being the five-day water disruption following scheduled pipe repair works at the Sg Selangor Phase 3 Water Treatment Plant that went awry.

Since then, the state and federal governments have been blaming each other for Selangor’s water issues.

Problems, such as low water pressure, dirty water and frequent water disruptions, have been the bane of Petaling Gardens residents for more than three years.

“We have a lot of water problems here. One is the poor water quality. All the households here have water filters in their home,” Petaling Gardens Residents Association president Andrew Chan Yik Hong told The Malaysian Insight today.

He said although residents were not affected by the recent water disruption, people in the area frequently face water cuts due to burst pipes.

“We were not affected by the water cut this past week, but a few days before that, we had a water pipe burst, and we had no water for two days,” he said, adding that disruptions have been a regular occurrence over the past two to three years.

Chan said he only wants the water problems to be resolved, or at the very least, be told of when such issues would be resolved.

“Because of all these disruptions, I have installed two water tanks for myself.

“I suppose more information about what they are planning to do (will help). I know they can’t fix the problems immediately, but if they could share their plans and tell us what they are doing, it will at least keep us informed.”

Association treasurer Jane Kweh said: “Whoever is in charge should fix the problems as promised. If the repairs are said to take three days to complete, then you should restore water supply in three days’ time.”

She said whoever is in charge, whether the federal or state government, should “get their act together” and resolve Selangor’s water issues. – March 11, 2018.

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  • THESE IS THE SOCIETY THE UMNO/BN CREATED. What do Malaysian think they have, "a great experiment" which Toqueville called America? What UMNO/BN did was HACKED A COUNTRY TOGETHER - they hammered pieces together and just burned through all the monetary and social capital it could find to do it. Depreivation of Water is nothing compared to bankruptcy of material and social lives we will have when it all falls apart.

    Posted 6 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply

  • I saw an elderly woman struggle to carry a big pail of water from a water tanker to her apt, stopping now & then at short distances to catch her breath and recover. It occurred to me that this exertion could even cause dizziness, a fall, and possibly a heart attack! Given that it is a life & death matter adequate water supply issues must not ever be politicised. I regret that both the Prime Minister & Selangor state officials reportedly politicised this water disruption by blaming each other instead of seeking or offering immediate solutions to alleviate the problem. PM with his apparent power and "deep pockets" is well-placed to put a stop to future disruptions by splurging on spending. And what about technology? Do we need to further upgrade our water supply infrastructure? SYABAS would be able to advise MI. Other nations are implementing rainwater-harvesting strategies. MI can survey what plans on this have building developers incorporated into their constructions? Must Parliament legislate to include it?

    Posted 6 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

  • TV3 painted bad image of the water situation and blamed the state government....I thought they should be telling the truth. Now that's fake news or slander....

    Posted 6 years ago by Crishan Veera · Reply