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People gather outside Wisma Rozali in Shah Alam on July 23, 2012 to protest against Syabas’ proposed water rationing plan. — Picture by Choo Choy May
The protesters, who included members of civil society groups, claimed that Syabas’ purported refusal to hand over its operations to the Selangor PR government could turn into a security issue in the country’s richest state.
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He pointed out that although Selangor’s seven dams were overflowing with raw water, Syabas’ inefficiency in handling water treatment operations had caused the reported water shortage.
The PAS leader repeated the state’s objection to the federal government’s plans to construct the multibillion ringgit Langat 2 treatment plant, warning that this would result in a hike in Selangor’s water tariffs.
“We reject the Langat 2 project... it will merely squander taxpayers’ funds to fill Umno’s election war chest,” he said.
The protesters later handed over five memorandums to Syabas executive director Ismail Hashim, demanding the water concessionaire call off its water rationing plan and surrender its operations to the Selangor government.
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