By Khairul Azran Hussin
PETALING JAYA, Feb 19 — Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) has recorded 1,278 burst pipe incidents between 2017 and 2019 that were due to third party contractors negligence.
State Local Government, Public Transport and New Village Development Committee chairman Ng Sze Han said the incident would not have taken place if the contractors had been cautious while carrying out work around the water pipes.
“To manage this issue, local authorities are given the authority to order contractors to stop their work for at least 30 days.
“An additional clause of the temporary suspension order will be included in the work permit beginning March 1,” he said after attending a meeting with the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), here yesterday.
Ng said the highest recorded cases in the last three years were in Gombak with 483 cases, followed by Petaling (225), and Kuala Lumpur (221).
