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.
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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