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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Selangor bent on axing Syabas concession



The 'tussle’ over control of water services in Selangor between the state government and the federal government has escalated, even as consumers in Cheras and Ampang face a lengthy disruption in supply.

NONESelangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim announced today that his administration wants to terminate the water supply concession with Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas).

“To prevent more serious disruptions and ensure the interest of consumers, the state government is of the view that it is now appropriate for the concession to be terminated, and for Selangor to be allowed to step into the operations of Syabas,” he told a press conference after the state exco meeting in Shah Alam.

“We believe this problem can only be addressed if the federal government cooperates with the state government over the takeover of water supply services as intended by the Water Service Industry Act 2006.”
Some areas of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor have been facing water disruptions since Dec 29, which Syabas blamed on pump failures in Wangsa Maju and Pudu Hulu Baru.
'Pump failure is unfounded'

However, Khalid argued that the pump failure in Wangsa Maju, blamed on its variable speed drive (VSD), is unfounded. 

“This is because VSD requires regular maintenance whereas Syabas does not have any maintenance contracts with the VSD supplier. 

“Previously, Syabas only calls the supplier for maintenance only when there are problems,” said Khalid, who visited the Wangsa Maju pump house on Monday. 

He added that a check by the state government and the VSD supplier also found that Syabas has failed to ascertain the true cause of the pump failure in the said pump house. 

“According to the VSD supplier, the ‘pump trip’ incident was not due to VSD failure but because of an intelligent system that receives information such as motor status, pump, vibrations, and temperature. 

“If the parameters exceed a certain limits in the VSD system, then the pump would be tripped,” he said. 

He added that Syabas’ claim that the spare parts needs to be imported from Finland is untrue, because it can be obtained via courier services from China. 

Khalid also questioned conflicting statements from Syabas’ corporate communications department that the disruption would be resoved in a week, and Syabas chairperson’s statement that it could last into Chinese New Year. 

“It is as if there is a hidden agenda to sow panic and anger amongst water users in the Klang Valley against the state government, which has been slandered as the cause of the problem,” he said.

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