Syabas loses over RM400,000 from water theft by developer

(From left) Syabas enforcement head Abd Hafidz Tahet, Hisyam and Syabas Gombak region head Abdul Halim Othman showing the two illegal pipes dug out behind the construction site near a fire hydrant.

TWO illegal pipes were disconnected by the National Water Services Commission (Span) at a mixed development construction site in Jalan Gombak, Setapak.

Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) revealed that it lost more than RM400,000 worth of treated water over the span of 538 days because of the illegal use of treated water at the construction site.