Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Syabas Kritik Khalid Isu Kekurangan Bekalan Air Selangor

Syarikat konsesi air, Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) "berterima kasih" kepada Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim kerana mengakui keadaan sebenar paras air di Selangor, sambil menambah bahawa Khalid tidak sepatutnya mengelirukan orang ramai mengenai isu bekalan air di negeri itu.

"Syabas berterima kasih kepada Menteri Besar kerana akhirnya mengaku dan memberitahu tentang kebenaran mengenai kekurangan air yang berlaku di Selangor, walaupun beliau menafikan perkara ini banyak kali sebelum ini, dengan mengatakan bahawa bekalan air yang tidak cekap untuk pengguna," kata Pengarah Eksekutif Pembangunan Teknikal Syabas, Ir V. Subramaniam.

SPAN Approves Second Phase Of Scheduled Water Distribution In Selangor

The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) has approved the application for the second phase of scheduled water distribution in Selangor starting Sunday.

SPAN chairman Datuk Ismail Kasim said the second phase of scheduled water distribution would be carefully done considering the large number of people and areas involved.

"Syabas will announce details of the second phase of scheduled water distribution in Selangor latest by Friday," he said in a statement Tuesday.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Catuan Air: Krisis Syabas-Selangor Berterusan

Krisis antara Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) dengan kerajaan Selangor berterusan apabila Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibahim menyalahkan pemegang konsesi itu sebagai punca kekurangan bekalan air yang dihadapi penduduk sejak minggu lalu.

Menurut Abdul Khalid, jadual pengagihan air sepatutnya dilaksanakan oleh Syabas pada minggu lalu menerusi Pelan Tindakan Kecemasan supaya pengguna boleh membuat persiapan awal.

“Namun, Syabas sehingga kini gagal mengemukakan pembentangan pelan penjadualan pengagihan.

Selangor Water Rationing Will Not Affect Tourism Industry - Nazri Aziz

The Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz is optimistic that the tourism industry will not be affected by the water rationing which to be enforced in Selangor from tomorrow.

Instead, he said the ministry was confident that the target of having 28 million tourist arrivals in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014 would be achieved.

"Normally, people who come here for holiday would have booked (their flights and accommodations) three months in advance and I don't think that just because the (water rationing) announcement, they will cancel their visits to Malaysia...only natural disaster will give such an impact.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Salahkan Kemarau, Syabas Tak Proaktif - Rafizi

Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) didakwa tidak proaktif dalam membantu rakyat negeri Selangor apabila berlaku krisis air selain banyak menyalahkan faktor semulajadi termasuk kemarau.

Pengarah Strategi PKR Rafizi Ramli berkata, Syabas seolah-olah membuat serangan politik terhadap kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat Selangor dengan menganggu bekalan air yang berterusan.

Tambahnya yang tidak boleh menerima alasan Syabas  bahawa paras ammnonia yang tinggi dalam loji pembersihan air boleh dikurangkan apabila berlakunya hujan.

"Apabila berlaku keadaan seperti ini, Syabas hanya mengharapkan hujan turun. Kenapa perlu tunggu hujan turun?

MB: Penjadualan Air Seluruh Selangor, Pastikan Bekalan Berterusan

Program penjadualan air di seluruh Selangor akan dilaksanakan bermula esok bagi memastikan bekalan air berterusan di negeri itu yang dibahagikan kepada dua zon.

Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, berkata penjadualan air itu melibatkan tempoh selama dua hari sesuatu zon menerima bekalan air dan dua hari satu zon tiada bekalan air secara bergilir.

Katanya, penjadualan itu lebih menumpukan kepada kawasan  yang menerima kesan daripada penutupan empangan akibat pencemaran yang berlaku baru-baru ini.

“Mulai esok, setiap pemegang meter air akan terima air secara berjadual, iaitu dua hari rumah itu akan dapat, lepas tu dua hari kemudian tidak dapat bekalan air dan begitulah seterusnya secara bergilir-gilir.

“Penjadualan air ini akan berterusan supaya air di empangan negeri ini tidak banyak digunakan dan bekalan air boleh disimpan untuk dua bunan akan datang,” kata Abdul Khalid ketika ditemui pemberita selepas menghadiri Perhimpunan Bulanan Kreajaan Negeri, di sini.

Selangor To Enforce Water Rationing Tuesday

The Selangor government is to enforce water rationing throughout the state Tuesday to help areas where there has been water supply disruption since Feb 7, Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said Monday.

He said water would be rationed in stages so that all areas would receive supply every two days.

"We pledge that every consumer will receive water, but it will be rationed to ensure supply every two days. In a week, consumers will receive water for four days," he told reporters after attending the monthly gathering of civil servants, here.

Khalid said the water rationing would go on until such time that the state government felt the need to discontinue it with the advent of the rainy season, most probably at the end of March.