By Alang Bendahara
SHAH ALAM, July 27 — The First Selangor Plan (RS-1) aims to reduce non-revenue water (NRW) and focus more on water management.
Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said Selangor has the highest water consumption per capita in Malaysia, with 230 litres per capita per day (LCD), which is 45 per cent more than the United Nations’ recommended threshold of 165 LCD.
“Air Selangor (Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd) expected the current NRW of 27.93 per cent to be reduced to 25 per cent by 2025.
“This is possible as 556.14 km of pipes (from a total of 30,008 km) have been replaced as of December 31, 2021,” he said during the tabling of RS-1 at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly here today.
Amirudin said RS-1 also outlines three main strategies as well as nine projects, programmes and initiatives in its focus on water management.
He added the main catalyst is the Selangor Maritime Gateway (SMG) which will focus on the efforts to clean and rejuvenate Sungai Klang.
“The SMG project uses multiple methods including water quality monitoring systems, log booms and the Interceptor river cleaning machines.
“Other identified methods are the Integrated Water Management System and the Sungai Rasau water treatment plant,” Amirudin said.
The Menteri Besar said the SMG project presents new opportunities, as well as improvement in the quality of life and sustainable development along Sungai Klang and its tributaries.
The SMG Economic Development Zone involves 27,960 hectares of land along Sungai Klang with an estimated investment of RM2.2 billion.
Previously, Amirudin said SMG is expected to rake in over RM1 billion in investments by 2030.
Landasan Lumayan Sdn Bhd (LLSB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated), has been appointed by the Selangor government to manage SMG.
Four key pillars — river cleaning, river connectivity, river development and rehabilitation — have been identified as key drivers within the SMG project.
