Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) has invested around RM115 million for the alternative pipe network system to cope with rising demand for water supply.
Chief Executive Officer Datuk Ruslan Hassan said the new network would connect the water distribution system to the Sungai Semenyih and Sungai Langat water treatment plants and the first, second and third phases of the Selangor water distribution plant.
Ruslan said following the frequent shutdown of the Batu 11 Cheras water treatment plant due to water pollution had led to the Sungai Langat water treatment plant to operate above its treated water production capacity to meet current demand for treated and clean water.
To mitigate the problem in the medium-term, a 19km pipe-laying project is underway to transfer treated water from the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant to the Sungai Langat water treatment and distribution system," he told reporters after attending the World Water Day celebrations here Tuesday.
The project, which started in mid-2007, is expected to be completed in August this year, said Ruslan.
Currently, Syabas supplies clean water to some 7.1 million people in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor.- BERNAMA
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