Sunday January 13, 2013
Water disruptions still occurring despite repairs to Wangsa Maju pump
By LOH FOON FONG and S. PUSPADEVI
newsdesk@thestar.com.my
Heavy task: A girl carrying a pail of water she collected from a water truck at Taman Cahaya Apartment in Ampang. — Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: Despite repairs made to the water pump at the Wangsa Maju pump station, water disruptions are still occurring at several areas due to its inability to meet demand.
Syabas chief operating officer Datuk Lee Miang Koi said the disruptions had affected residents in Kuala Lumpur and Gombak after the Wangsa Maju water pump house broke down on Dec 29 last year and Jan 1. However, they were working again from Jan 2.
“It failed again but was working by 3am on Friday, delivering 180 million litres per day. About 97% of supply in Gombak has returned to normal,” he said in a statement yesterday.
It was reported that the water crisis had affected 90 areas in Gombak and Ampang allegedly due to the Wangsa Maju water pump house operating at excess capacity, affecting nearly 500,000 users.
Lee also said that some consumers facing the disruptions had been receiving back-up supply from the Sungai Langat water treatment plant, which was also operating beyond its capacity.
Lee said that the installation of by-pass pipes at the Wangsa Maju pump house was expected to be completed by Monday.
“The pipes will be able to supply 30 million litres per day of treated water from Kolam Dusun Kubung to some affected areas by Thursday,” he said.
Meanwhile, Federal Territory MCA chairman Datuk Seri Tan Chai Ho said Syabas has confirmed that affected areas in Cheras would receive water supply by Wednesday.
“A total of 80 water trucks have been brought in to the affected areas, while 261 static water tanks have also been placed in the areas,” he said yesterday after attending a dialogue session with Lee and Federal Territory Syabas head Kelvin Siew Weng Hoe at the authority's headquarters in Jalan Pantai Baharu here.
Tan also called on the Selangor state government to work closely with the Federal Government to expedite the construction of the Langat II water treatment plant as part of measures to tackle the issue.
“I hope all parties involved will extend their cooperation to see this project through,” he added.
A tweet from Puspel Syabas yesterday reported that there were water disruptions in Hulu Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Sepang, Petaling and Gombak. For more information, visit http://www.syabas.com.my or http://twitter.com/ puspel.
- Football fan in coma after falling from stands
- Child killed by escaping criminals
- MIC-IPF merger on the cards?
- Khaled: DAP did well in GE13 by 'simply making promises'
- Maximus: No private land will be used for Sabah marine park
- PM Najib: BN has to adapt to remain relevant
- Centre to train Sabahan youths to run renewable energy systems launched
- It takes nearly 72 hours to get a new polycarbonate passport now
- Najib: Rallies only lead to chaos
- Leave no stone unturned in latest death in lock-up case
- Give birth naturally, women urged
- King launches ‘Colours of 1Malaysia’ at Dataran Merdeka
- Housewife extorted over nude pics
- Election Commission promises utmost transparency in redelineation exercise
- Barisan leaders: 'All for one and one party for all’ a good idea
- Travel Picks: Top 10 golf resorts around the world
- Chinese premier criticizes EU move on trade measures
- Justice Department opposes AMR's $20 million severance for CEO Horton
- News Corp to take charge of up to $1.4 billion this quarter
- Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors look for signs in the rally's break
- Unhappy with how your fave series is faring? Amazon gives you a say
- Visa, Mastercard ask U.S. court to declare card fees are lawful
- Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst
- IMF's Lagarde escapes formal investigation in court
- Politics of development pays dividend
- A thematic play seen
- Sarawak counters hogging the limelight
- Getting GST acceptance will be tough
- A yen for the unloved dollar standard
- Bitten by the music bug
- Sweet revenge as Froch defeats Kessler
- Pandelela-Mun Yee and Yan Yee-Jun Hoong bag bronze medals in Mexico
- World No. 1 Nicol sinks Waters to reach British Open final
- China confident of sweeping aside their final opponents
- Koreans in the final despite Dong-keun’s loss
- Macdonald and Marques share the lead
- McIlroy among big names who miss the cut as Molinari leads
- Kuchar leads in weather-hit second round
- Two tied at the top as rain stops play in the Bahamas
- Nico Rosberg revels in the rain as Mercedes stamp their mark
- Whitmarsh: McLaren’s hopes were too high this season
- Affendi brushes off hand injury to win CP130 race in Terengganu
- Hafizh needs to step up a gear after coming in fifth
- Vignesa right on track to retain GT Open title
- Dragons’ Melton confident of getting the better of Pringle in Game 2
- The Wall Street Journal: Anwar asked Jusuf to broker deal over GE13
- It takes nearly 72 hours to get a new polycarbonate passport now
- Housewife extorted over nude pics
- Give birth naturally, women urged
- Election Commission promises utmost transparency in redelineation exercise
- ‘Harry Potter Wong’ casts his spell
- Saiful marries TV3 newscaster decked in Zang Toi finery
- Najib: Rallies only lead to chaos
- Too blessed to be stressed
- Leave no stone unturned in latest death in lock-up case
- Give birth naturally, women urged
- Too blessed to be stressed
- It takes nearly 72 hours to get a new polycarbonate passport now
- Indian warships visit Malaysian waters
- ‘Harry Potter Wong’ casts his spell
- Theme parks and long holiday help fill Johor hotel rooms
- Housewife extorted over nude pics
- Unlocking the keys of pronunciation
- Exemplary educators
- Weighing the options
RSS
