Water disruption: Pipe leak causes water shortage at KL's Petaling district

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Several areas in the city's Petaling district are experiencing temporary water supply disruptions following a serious water leakage at the 1800mm pipe stretch in Section 16, Petaling Jaya.

Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) Communications and Customer Relations Department head Abdul Raof Ahmad said repair work would commence on Tuesday (Oct 15) night at 10pm and is expected to be completed at 3am (Oct 16).

"The water supply will resume 12 hours after the repair work is completed. All efforts are taken to speed up the repair work and minimise the disruption to the customers," he said in a statement on Tuesday.

The affected area were Bandar Baru Sri Petaling, Third Mile until Eighth Mile Old Klang Road, Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park, Taman Gembira, OUG, Taman Kuchai Lama, Desa Petaling, Sungai Besi Town, Taman Lee Yan Lian, Jalan Kuchai Lama, Section 14 and Section 22, OUG Industrial Park and Jalan Sungai Besi.

Also affected were Section 51A, Taman Salak Jaya, Kampung Baru Salak Selatan, SS 9, Taman Salak Selatan. Kampung Malaysia, Taman Bukit Indah, Taman Sungai Besi, Sungai Besi Perdana Army Camp, Taman Desa and Taman Tan Yew Lai. - Bernama