Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said he would discuss with Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on the proposal from a Canadian company to use containerised membrane technology to ease an impending water shortage in the state.
Khalid said the viable alternative method which utilised membrane technology could increase the water production capacity in all the existing plants in the state.
"Membrane technology will generate one million litres of treated water per day, which will be the same as the Langat 2 treatment plant when it is completed.
"Besides, the implementation of membrane technology will cost not more than RM800 million compared to the cost of Langat 2, which requires between RM2.5 billion and RM3 billion.
"As such, I will have a discussion with Muhyiddin regarding this proposal which has value for money," he told a press conference after attending the monthly assembly of Selangor government department staff, here, today.
Khalid also said that the state government had allocated RM5 million for the Klang Municipal Council to undertake the necessary precautionary measures to face a phenomenon known as the Astronomical Tide which was expected to affect the district from today until Oct 18.
On another note, Abdul Khalid said the Selangor government was still awaiting consent from the Selangor Sultan, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to hold a special sitting of the state assembly to discuss matters pertaining to the takeover of Talam Corporation Bhd, the state water industry revamp and the voters' list which was alleged to be doubtful.
He said if the state government did not get the consent to hold the special sitting, then all the matters would be discussed at the state assembly sitting on Nov 19.-- BERNAMA
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