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| Wangsa Maju residents to do online petition to get immediate action from Syabas Posted: 15 May 2013 04:18 AM PDT WANGSA Maju residents are fed-up with the frequent water supply disruption in their area due to ageing water pumps. They plan to start an online petition drive to make Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) replace them. Resident Alric Manickam from Wangsa Melawati said he decided to start the online petition with some residents after seeking advice from his lawyers. "We are fed up with the poor service provided by Syabas, and for not taking our complaints seriously. "Our lives have been affected badly. We cannot even bathe, do our laundry or cook at home. "I have called Syabas many times but they have yet to respond," said Alric, adding that he would ask family members, friends and neighbours to write about their experience du ring the water crisis and upload pictures via the social media to show proof of their sufferings. "I have to go to my sister-in-law's house for a shower,'' said P. Phelo-mena, another resident. "My family has not had home-cooked meal for weeks,'' she added. Another resident, who wanted to be identified as Baharom said: "Each time we complain to Syabas, a water tanker would be sent. "However, they come in the afternoon when everyone is at work.'' Alric said since the beginning of the year, residents had to endure water cuts at least twice a month. "The last was before GE13; it lasted for 10 days. Currently, the water supply disruption has lasted for four days. "When we do get water supply, the pressure is so low that there is only a trickle," said Alric. "Whe we complained, we were told that the water pumps are old and do not function properly. "If this is the case, Syabas should take long-term measures and not let us suffer," he added. Meanwhile, newly elected Wangsa Maju MP Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong said he was aware of the water supply disruptions and had asked Syabas to send water tankers to the affected residential areas. "Syabas must come up with a permanent solution, such as upgrading the old water pumps at the Wangsa Maju pump station, which are 10 years old,'' he said. "When I visited the station a few months ago, all five pumps had broken down. I am not surprised as the pumps are old," he said. In January, a breakdown at the Wangsa Maju pump station had disrupted water supply to 82 areas in Kuala Lumpur and Gombak, affecting over 89,000 consumers. It was reported that despite repairing the water pump at the Wangsa Maju pump station, water supply was still disrupted in several areas due to its inability to meet demand. |
| MB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim aims to resolve restructuring of water services industry in Selangor Posted: 15 May 2013 04:18 AM PDT SELANGOR Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim was sworn in to office for the second term yesterday. His immediate goal is to help realise the Prime Minister's call for national reconcialition by restructuring the state's water services industry. "I have prepared a letter on the water issue and it will be sent to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. I hope he will see it in a positive light in line with the Water Services Industry Act 2006. Efforts to resolve the water restructuring exercise will continue as the people have given the mandate. "Selangor's commitment to the Langat 2 project will cover the restructuring of the state's water services industry and ensure it is not handled as separate entities," said Khalid. Langat 2 is a mega project that includes the construction of a pipeline, a dam and a water treatment plant to transfer water from Pahang to Selangor. In February, Khalid said the restructuring of the Selangor water services industry was crucial in ensuring the people of Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya get efficient, effective and sustainable water services at reasonable tarrifs. The Selangor government believes it can ensure adequate water supply in the state by upgrading the capacity of existing treatment plants and reducing non-revenue water loss through theft and leaking pipes, which at 32%, is higher than the World Bank's recommendation of less than 25%. Two months ago, it was reported that under the Water Services Industry Act 2006, the water assets of states would be transferred to Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB) at book value. As such, the acquisition of the water assets would be funded by PAAB while the state government would fund the acquisition of the equity of the water concessions. |
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