SHAH ALAM, 27 Nov: The Selangor Government has issued a directive to the Local Authority (PBT) to resume with the planning permission which has been applied by developers to implement new projects.
The Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid said that the duty of Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS) is to supply and distribute treated water only.
Hence Syabas has nothing to do with the approval of the new factory, housing and commercial centre projects in the state.
“This is because we believe that if Syabas cannot execute the water supply services, then Syabas will be taken over by the state government,” said Abdul Khalid.
He said this at the Selangor State Assembly (DNS) sitting debates concerning the Public Works Department (JKR).
Before that, the Permatang Assemblyman, Sulaiman Abdul Razak has appealed for an explanation regarding Syabas’ actions of not approving the new factory, housing and the commercial centre projects.
Syabas was found to refuse approval for the new commercial and housing projects giving the excuse that there is not enough water supply in Selangor.
“The State Government has provided a team to assist in the distribution of water in Selangor,” said Abdul Khalid.