Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid has once again defended the state government's stand that the issue of raw water supply was more important than treated water in solving the water suppy problem in Selangor in future.
Abdul Khalid also suggested that raw water be channelled to Selangor from Tasik Kenyir in Terengganu as the lake is more than 100 metres deep and has the biggest water-storing capacity in Peninsular Malaysia.
He said channelling water from Tasik Kenyir would cost less than channelling it from Sungai Pahang, which required installing pipes across the Main Range, with the cost estimated at RM5 billion.
He was speaking at the handing-over of letters for extension of land lease to 183 residents and land ownership titles to 27 settlers from Bukit Cherakah, here, today.
The menteri besar was responding to the statement by Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar on Friday on concerns over the 2.4 per cent of treated water reserve left when it should be 20 per cent, and not over the raw water capacities of the dams in Selangor.
Abdul Khalid said the cost of installing pipes from Tasik Kenyir alongside the existing gas pipes from Terengganu to Selangor was estimated at RM700 million.
Tasik Kenyir, measuring 369 sq km, stores 13.6 billion cubic metres of water. It was built to generate hydroelectric power, with the power station at the Tasik Kenyir dam able to generate 400 megawatts of electricity for the country's needs.-- BERNAMA
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