PUCHONG residents seem to be well prepared for the scheduled water cut affecting the Klang Valley this week.
When State Local Government, Public Transport and New Village Development Committee chairman Ng Sze Han visited several areas affected on Tuesday morning (Oct 9) to assess the situation and provide necessary assistance, he and Subang Jaya Councillor George Yap discovered that residents had already taken the necessary steps.
No stranger to abrupt water cuts, Puchong residents were seen storing water in barrels and pails to tide them over the next few days.
Perhaps their preparedness shouldn't come as a surprise as in the last three years, Puchong has been one of the places that have experienced frequent water disruptions.
Ng believes the people were able to cope because the announcement was made a week earlier.
“At 10am this morning, most of the places still had water except for Bandar Puteri 6 and 12, as well as a few apartments,” he said.
Ng, who is also Kinrara assemblyman, said he also believed the respective Joint Management Bodies (JMBs) of the affected apartments had shut off the water for the time being before it was released at intervals.
Yap, meanwhile, said he believed areas located on higher grounds would be the first to experience water disruption and the last to receive water supply.
Ng said he had spoken to Air Selangor and was told that there was a temporary One Stop Centre (OSC) at the Wawasan Recreational Park.
Water tankers would be stationed there to provide water supply, he added.
There would also be water stations at Lake Edge Puchong, Jalan Permai 1 in Taman Puchong Permai, Jalan Bandar 1 in Taman Wawasan and another at his service centre in Jalan Cenuk 2, 10th mile Puchong.
“I have spoken to Air Selangor technical department, and they are confident the water will resume before the deadline,” Ng added.
Meanwhile businesses in Taman Perindustrian Puchong area and Jalan Bandar 8 are worried that their water supply may not last the full three days.
Gan Lian Sun,51 who runs Kim Sing Coffeeshop, said they typically ran through two tanks each day.
The water, he said, was needed to wash dishes, fresh meat and vegetables.
“The supply has not stopped for now, and we do have two tanks.
"But we will have to play by ear. If we run out, we will have to close the business immediately for the time being,” he said.
Another coffeeshop owner, Leong Mei Wan, 40, said closing shop would not be an option for her as her stall tenants would not be able to cope without the daily income.
Leong, who runs Restoran Tiara Puchong, said she too depended on the daily stall rentals of RM30 each.
“We have stored water, and we will use one tank a day.
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