By Norrasyidah Arshad
SUBANG JAYA, Sept 26 — Selangor has sufficient water supply for domestic and industrial use to last until 2065, said its Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.
Amirudin said this guarantee is in line with the development of the water supply system to increase the number of resources through the Hybrid Off River Augmentation System (HORAS) 3000 and Sungai Rasau project.
“This is the result of a study conducted by the Selangor government regarding the source, supply and distribution of water in this state. The development of this water supply system will involve high costs.
“Until last August, all dams recorded a water reservoir capacity of more than 95 percent due to the high rainfall distribution in the catchment area,” he said in a speech in conjunction with the state-level World Rivers Day here today.
The speech was read by the State Public Amenities, Agricultural Modernisation and Agro-based Industry Committee chairman Izham Hashim.
According to Amirudin, the high percentage of capacity is able to accommodate the supply of raw water intake of the water treatment plant for three months if there is no rain.
“The current status shows that Selangor has sufficient resources for the use of the people but the recent pollution incident that occurred caused disruption to the treatment of untreated treated water supply,” he said.
World Rivers Day is an annual global celebration of the world’s waterways, held on the fourth Sunday of September, and was initiated to increase public awareness on the many values of rivers.
