SHAH ALAM: SELANGOR will certainly check out different backup strategies to make certain an appropriate cured water get margin for Klang Valley individuals.
State framework and farming board chairman Izham Hashim stated the collapse of the embankment at the building website for raw water consumption framework of the Rasau Water Supply Scheme (Phase 1) on Saturday (Sept 7) had actually postponed the job by a year.
“We are concerned that the delay will lead to us not meeting the estimated consumption of 350 million litres per day (MLD) next year.
“We will certainly discover backup strategies. Perhaps we can construct the Sungai Rasau system at the Labohan Dagang WTP as the website awaits the job.
“Air Selangor will provide a suggestion on how we are going to address the matter,” he informed press reporters throughout an interview at the launch of the Jetpatcher, a spray shot roadway fixing automobile at Shah Alam on Tuesday (Sept 10).
The Rasau Water Supply Scheme is a huge water therapy plant job focused on expanding water resources to protect a reputable water in the future.
Last Saturday, water from the bordering lake breached the embankment that functions as a cofferdam to maintain the building website completely dry.
This is to make sure that building job can happen to construct the water consumption framework, which can creating to 1,400 million litres each day (MLD) of raw water from the ex-mining fish ponds at Taman Putra Permai.
Gamuda Bhd is the major service provider for this water system possessed by Air Selangor.
With the application of the Sungai Rasau Scheme, the cured water get margin is anticipated to enhance to greater than 20% to give a much better barrier for customers.
Izham stated the collapse would certainly not influence individuals straight.
“However, we are worried that if the project is not delivered on time, it creates a lower water reserve margin.
“If various other WTPs experience disturbances and the water get margin is also reduced, Klang Valley individuals could encounter water scarcities,” he said.
Izham added that the investigation into the collapse is currently ongoing.
“The examination will certainly take 3 months, while repair services and upgrades will certainly take around 7 months to finish,” he stated.
