Dry taps put damper on Deepavali

Singam’s son Reshveenraj, 9, taking water from a pail on their porch. The family will be heading to Singams parents home in Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, for Deepavali. — Photos: NORAFIFI EHSAN/The Star

HINDU residents of Subang Jaya and Puchong are calling off their Deepavali celebrations following dry taps in their neighbourhoods since Sunday night.

The closure of the Semenyih water treatment plant after odour pollution in Sungai Buah, Negri Sembilan, left residents surviving on water tanks for the last four days and many are losing hope of celebrating the Festival of Lights since water supply has not resumed completely.