Construction of the Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant will finally begin tomorrow after numerous delays and debates between the Federal Government and the Selangor state government, and after prolonged water rationing exercise for Klang Valley, Putrajaya and Selangor, said Deputy Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid.
He said the the plant, which received the go-ahead for construction after a letter of approval was received from the Selangor state government on on February 26, could supply 1.1 billion litres of treated water per day until 2025.
The project is scheduled to be ready to being operations by April 30, 2017. The appointed contractor has already entered the construction site and gave the ministry their assurance that the plant will be completed within the stipulated time, Mahdzir said at the Dewan Negara yesterday.
fz.com also reports that the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry has received an application from the Selangor state government to end the months-long water rationing exercise currently affecting 6.7 million people in the Klang Valley, Putrajaya and Selangor.
Mahdzir said the application follows increased rainfall in recent weeks, and the increase in raw water in dams supplying the majorioty of users in Selangor, including from the pumping of raw water from mines into Sungai Selangor.
“The state government has applied to the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) and the ministry is ready to consider halting the rationing,” he said.
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