Member of Parliament Charles Santiago has requested to meet with the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) today (Friday) to try and solve the water disruption issues in Selangor.
Santiago pointed out that SPAN is responsible to regulate water concessionaires like Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) and Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd but is not doing so.
“Where were you (SPAN) and what were you doing?
“If you did your job and made sure Puncak Niaga fixed the broken water pump at Wangsa Maju based on the audit reports done a year ago, then this manufactured water crisis would not have happened,” he said during a press conference at his office on Tuesday.
He said this in response to the water cuts faced by some 100,000 residents in the area since last week due to broken water pumps at the dam.
Friday, January 11, 2013
MalaysiaKini:Penduduk mahu bukti jika SYABAS tak sabotaj
Sekumpulan penduduk Ampang dan Cheras yang terjejas dengan krisis air di kawasan tersebut meminta satu siasatan terperinci dilakukan bagi mengesahkan tiada unsur sabotaj berhubung krisis bekalan air di kawasan tersebut.
Pengerusi NGO Hak Air Untuk Rakyat (HAYAT) Arshad Ahamad yang mewakili kumpulan penduduk berkenaan berkata, siasatan itu perlu dilakukan pihak polis, Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) serta Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN).
“Kegagalan demi kegagalan pada sistem SYABAS ( Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor) dalam tempoh beberapa hari sahaja menimbulkan pelbagai tanda tanya.
“Oleh yang demikian kami mahu siasatan terperinci untuk mengesahkan kejadian-kejadian itu bukan satu sabotaj yang dilakukan oleh mereka yang berniat memburukkan kerajaan negeri Selagor,” katanya yang membacakan satu memorandum.
Beliau bersama lebih 40 penduduk lain berhimpun di hadapan Wisma Rozali, yang menempatkan pejabat SYABAS di Shah Alam bagi menyerahkan memorandum tuntutan berkenaan.
Pengerusi NGO Hak Air Untuk Rakyat (HAYAT) Arshad Ahamad yang mewakili kumpulan penduduk berkenaan berkata, siasatan itu perlu dilakukan pihak polis, Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) serta Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN).
“Kegagalan demi kegagalan pada sistem SYABAS ( Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor) dalam tempoh beberapa hari sahaja menimbulkan pelbagai tanda tanya.
“Oleh yang demikian kami mahu siasatan terperinci untuk mengesahkan kejadian-kejadian itu bukan satu sabotaj yang dilakukan oleh mereka yang berniat memburukkan kerajaan negeri Selagor,” katanya yang membacakan satu memorandum.
Beliau bersama lebih 40 penduduk lain berhimpun di hadapan Wisma Rozali, yang menempatkan pejabat SYABAS di Shah Alam bagi menyerahkan memorandum tuntutan berkenaan.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
MalaysianInsider:PKR demands SYABAS compensate victims of dry taps
SYABAS reportedly warned that the outages may continue until after the Chinese New Year. — Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 ― PKR today demanded Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS) make reparations to Klang Valley residents suffering from water supply interruptions that may last until February.
Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin today sent a memorandum to SYABAS for its alleged failure in managing Selangor’s water resources.
“Today, PKR together with MPAJ council members will submit a memorandum to SYABAS and carry out discussions with them,” Zuraida said.
The PKR Wanita chief was at the SYABAS headquarters in Pantai Baru at 10.30 am to submit the memorandum and discuss the matter with the company’s chief executive officer, Datuk Ruslan Hassan.
She was accompanied by residents’ groups and Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) members.
“We state six demands to SYABAS and urge them to take the necessary action towards all these demands,” Zuraida said.
Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin today sent a memorandum to SYABAS for its alleged failure in managing Selangor’s water resources.
“Today, PKR together with MPAJ council members will submit a memorandum to SYABAS and carry out discussions with them,” Zuraida said.
The PKR Wanita chief was at the SYABAS headquarters in Pantai Baru at 10.30 am to submit the memorandum and discuss the matter with the company’s chief executive officer, Datuk Ruslan Hassan.
She was accompanied by residents’ groups and Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) members.
“We state six demands to SYABAS and urge them to take the necessary action towards all these demands,” Zuraida said.
TheSun:‘Syabas must go’
Selangor has demanded that it be allowed to take over water operations from Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas), so as to resolve the current water crisis in the Klang valley and avert such problems in the future.
In asserting this, Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said Syabas' failure to fulfil its responsibilities under the concession agreement with the state in providing services to consumers has made it imperative for the state to step in.
"It is imperative to end the concession agreement altogether, with the Selangor government stepping in to prevent any future water disruptions," he said today.
Abdul Khalid urged the federal government to cooperate with the Selangor government to allow the state to take over water services in accordance with the Water Services Industry Act 2006.
On July 16 last year, Abdul Khalid had announced the state's intention to take over the management of Syabas, citing – among other things – RM2.8 billion in debt accumulated by the company resulting in poor water operations in the state.
In asserting this, Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said Syabas' failure to fulfil its responsibilities under the concession agreement with the state in providing services to consumers has made it imperative for the state to step in.
"It is imperative to end the concession agreement altogether, with the Selangor government stepping in to prevent any future water disruptions," he said today.
Abdul Khalid urged the federal government to cooperate with the Selangor government to allow the state to take over water services in accordance with the Water Services Industry Act 2006.
On July 16 last year, Abdul Khalid had announced the state's intention to take over the management of Syabas, citing – among other things – RM2.8 billion in debt accumulated by the company resulting in poor water operations in the state.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
MalaysianInsider:SYABAS nafi wujud unsur sabotaj akui kekurangan sumber air
Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS) menafikan wujudnya unsur sabotaj dalam masalah bekalan air terbaru di negeri tersebut, sebaliknya mendakwa berlaku kekurangan sumber bekalan air yang meruncing.
Ketua Pegawai Operasi SYABAS Datuk Ir. Lee Miang Koi berkata, sumber bekalan air terjejas teruk kerana dua pam yang menyalurkan air ke wilayah Kuala Lumpur dan Gombak, iaitu pam Wangsa Maju dan Pudu Hulu rosak, tetapi sudah dibaiki dan beroperasi sejak 2 dan 3 Januari lalu.
“Bagi pam Pudu Hulu, ia telahpun beroperasi sejak 3 Januari melibatkan 18,000 akaun (pengguna) dan pulih sepenuhnya pada 6 Januari, sementara pam Wangsa Maju beroperasi pada tahap 180 juta liter sehari (JLH) sejak 2 Januari,” kata Lee pada sidang media dalam lawatan wartawan ke pam air Wangsa Maju hari ini.
Menurut Lee, kadar pengepaman terpaksa dihadkan kepada 180 JLH dari kadar biasa iaitu 210 JLH kerana kekurangan sumber bekalan air.
“Walaupun kedua-dua pam air sudah dibaiki, bekalan air masih lagi tidak mencukupi kerana sumber yang ada tidak cukup untuk menampung permintaan yang meningkat,” kata Lee lagi.
Lee berpendapat masalah air dapat diselesaikan sekiranya projek pembinaan loji penapisan air Langat 2 siap dan beroperasi.
Ketua Pegawai Operasi SYABAS Datuk Ir. Lee Miang Koi berkata, sumber bekalan air terjejas teruk kerana dua pam yang menyalurkan air ke wilayah Kuala Lumpur dan Gombak, iaitu pam Wangsa Maju dan Pudu Hulu rosak, tetapi sudah dibaiki dan beroperasi sejak 2 dan 3 Januari lalu.
“Bagi pam Pudu Hulu, ia telahpun beroperasi sejak 3 Januari melibatkan 18,000 akaun (pengguna) dan pulih sepenuhnya pada 6 Januari, sementara pam Wangsa Maju beroperasi pada tahap 180 juta liter sehari (JLH) sejak 2 Januari,” kata Lee pada sidang media dalam lawatan wartawan ke pam air Wangsa Maju hari ini.
Menurut Lee, kadar pengepaman terpaksa dihadkan kepada 180 JLH dari kadar biasa iaitu 210 JLH kerana kekurangan sumber bekalan air.
“Walaupun kedua-dua pam air sudah dibaiki, bekalan air masih lagi tidak mencukupi kerana sumber yang ada tidak cukup untuk menampung permintaan yang meningkat,” kata Lee lagi.
Lee berpendapat masalah air dapat diselesaikan sekiranya projek pembinaan loji penapisan air Langat 2 siap dan beroperasi.
Bernama:Water Crisis In Klang Valley Could Prolong Until Chinese New Year - Syabas
The water crisis in the Klang Valley, especially in Ampang and Cheras, is expected to continue up to the Chinese New Year celebration in February, according to Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas).
The water supply situation in both areas will be monitored closely and Syabas will update residents on the latest status on a daily basis, its executive chairman, Tan Sri Rozali Ismail, said.
He said Syabas had deployed technical and non-technical staff from various departments to assist the affected residents.
"It is our duty to supply residents with clean water and, since we cannot do so with pipes, we will distribute water using lorries and tankers. We will help them carry the water to their homes," he said.
Rozali was addressing about 200 Syabas staff at a briefing before their deployment to assigned areas, at the Syabas headquarters, here, today.
The water supply situation in both areas will be monitored closely and Syabas will update residents on the latest status on a daily basis, its executive chairman, Tan Sri Rozali Ismail, said.
He said Syabas had deployed technical and non-technical staff from various departments to assist the affected residents.
"It is our duty to supply residents with clean water and, since we cannot do so with pipes, we will distribute water using lorries and tankers. We will help them carry the water to their homes," he said.
Rozali was addressing about 200 Syabas staff at a briefing before their deployment to assigned areas, at the Syabas headquarters, here, today.
Monday, January 7, 2013
FreeMalaysiaToday:Put an end to the water crisis!
I was fairly annoyed when I was about to enter a restaurant and the waiter informed me that they were closed for the day due to water shortage. Right, this must be the supposed Selangor water shortage the media headlines have been screaming about for months.
For the past few days, various hotspots in Selangor saw their water supplies plummet due to a faulty water pump operated by Syabas (Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor) in its Wangsa Maju plant. It came without notice and as expected, everyone’s angry.
According to Selangor Menter Besar Khalid Ibrahim, it was due to Syabas’ negligence in fixing up the damaged water pump although it was aware of the problem for more than a year.
Now, I can’t say whether I can take this statement as a whole grain of truth but what I do know is that Syabas is Selangor’s only water distributor.
For the past few days, various hotspots in Selangor saw their water supplies plummet due to a faulty water pump operated by Syabas (Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor) in its Wangsa Maju plant. It came without notice and as expected, everyone’s angry.
According to Selangor Menter Besar Khalid Ibrahim, it was due to Syabas’ negligence in fixing up the damaged water pump although it was aware of the problem for more than a year.
Now, I can’t say whether I can take this statement as a whole grain of truth but what I do know is that Syabas is Selangor’s only water distributor.
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