Azmin: No water rationing during current hot spell

TANJONG KARANG: The people of Selangor have been assured that no water rationing will be implemented during the current hot and dry weather.

Mentri Besar Azmin Ali said the State Economic Action Council next Thursday, however, would discuss alternative measures that needed to be taken to avoid water rationing.

"I want all preparations to be done earlier to face the possibility of water shortage in dams which will affect the supply of raw water to treatment plants, as well as the supply of clean water to consumers in the state.

"I don't want water rationing to be implemented like last year. So, I will look into all factors, including tighter enforcement at rivers to prevent pollution that will only cause water treatment plants to be closed," he told reporters here.

Apart from that, he said the state government was also in the midst of completing the Hybrid Off River Augmentation System project in Kuala Selangor as an alternative to face raw water shortage. 

The project is expected to be fully completed by September this year, he added.

On the use of water from mining ponds as an alternative to supply water to consumers, he said all quarters need not to worry as the water was not contaminated. - Bernama