SHAH ALAM, 17 Apr: The State Government will proceed with the water rationing action in several areas until a time is determined in accordance to the water levels in several dams in Selangor still record readings below the target level.
The Executive Councillor of Youth and Sports, Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi, said that the developments so far reflect that the method has to be done to overcome the water supply problem faced.
He said that rain, which began to fall over the past few days, positively reflects the change in anticipation of achieving the target of 55 percent in the water levels at dams that can be achieved in the near future.
“Let it be informed, the Sungai Selangor dam, the dam which is the source of 60 percent of the water demand in Selangor, has experienced rain yesterday.
“Yesterday, the reading was at 37.79 metres. I hope that today (yesterday) it is more because we also conducted cloud seeding. We are still at the level of caution, as informed by the Chief Minister. When it reaches 55 percent, the water rationing will stop,” he told Selangor Kini yesterday.
Yunus said that the ration is expected until the end of April if the rain continues as usual and stressed that the water supply problem is not only happening in Selangor, but also in a number of other states.
Previously, the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) approved the fourth stage of the Water Rationing Plan, effective 4 April.
The Selangor Water Supply Company Sdn Bhd (Syabas) notified that the plan is implemented concurrently with the first and third Water Rationing Plan, which has been extended until April 30.
The Cheras Batu 11 Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and the Bukit Tampoi WTP, which were closed due to ammonia contamination, started operating after the content of ammonia reduced to a level that is allowed by the Ministry of Health.
Yunus said that the State Government hopes for the cooperation of the public to use water prudently according to daily needs.
“We recommend for them to be prudent in using water, like in important places such as mosques, schools and several other places that need water, hopefully there will not be a water outage,” he said.