You have one day, SPAN tells Air Selangor on maintenance work

About 760,000 households are expected to be affected by a major water cut in the Klang Valley next week.

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) says Air Selangor must reconnect water supply on the same day to some 760,000 households in the Klang Valley expected to be affected by a major water cut next week.

SPAN chairman Charles Santiago said the water concessionaire would be given until 9pm on July 23 to do so, failing which the Selangor menteri besar would be told to remove the top level of Air Selangor management.

The water cut in question will involve 758,570 households in 758 areas in Klang, Petaling, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Langat, Hulu Selangor and Kuala Selangor.

Speaking to reporters in Parliament today, Santiago who is the MP for Klang said the water cut is a scheduled event to repair and maintain major pipes.

Charles Santiago.

He gave the example of car maintenance, saying vehicles need to be serviced at every 5,000km.

“If the car is not serviced regularly, the maintenance cost increases. It is the same with water pipes which run around the clock.

“I understand the anger of the people facing water cuts, but these pipes need maintenance,” he said. - FMT