Langat and Cheras water plants resume operations

The Cheras Batu 11 water treatment plant was temporarily shut down due to contamination in Sungai Langat.

PETALING JAYA: The Langat and Cheras water treatment plants have resumed operations after a temporary shutdown last night.

The Langat plant resumed operations at 9am while the Cheras plant began operations at 12pm.

Selangor’s environment committee chairman Elizabeth Wong said Air Selangor’s River Surveillance team is still assisting the Pahang Water Resource Authority and Pahang Department of Environment to identify the source of last night's odour pollution in Sungai Semantan.  

Water supply will be restored to the affected areas in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling and Hulu Langat in stages based on a schedule.

More than 420,000 households were affected by the closure of the water treatment plants.

“This is a temporary measure, to ensure consumers do not experience water supply interruption for an extended period,” she said.

Relief water supply will be delivered by tankers to affected areas and critical premises, such as hospital and dialysis centres.