Julaihi (seated centre) briefing on the water issue in Song.
Sarawak government is intensifying efforts to enhance the water supply system in Song district, Kapit, to meet rising demand for clean and reliable water.
The state-funded initiatives are led by its Utilities and Telecommunications Ministry together with Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB).
Minister Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi said completion of the Acute System project at Song Water Treatment Plant had improved supply in the area.
The system is now fully operational.
“The RM14mil project, which began in February 2025, included construction of a new water treatment facility with a capacity of four million litres per day (MLD).
“It is expected to benefit around 1,400 households in the district,” he told a briefing on utility and telecommunication in Song.
Julaihi said the project would also serve eight longhouses and a school upon completion of the pipeline connection and booster pump station.
He said a larger project to construct a new water treatment plant with 20 MLD capacity was currently in the tender stage.
“The proposed plant is estimated to cost RM140mil, funded under the 12th Malaysia Plan.”
He added that the 1.2km pipe replacement project from Rumah Nyantau to the Rumah Jarop junction, valued at RM1.04mil, was under tender evaluation.
Julaihi said the proposed Rural Water Supply project from Song to Kanowit, estimated at RM49.9mil, remained in the planning stage.
The project involves installation of pipelines and supporting infrastructure over a 50.5km stretch and is expected to benefit about 452 households upon completion.
Another proposal known as the Song Water Supply System project, valued at RM30mil, was also being developed, said Julaihi.
It involves constructing water storage tanks and a booster pump station and laying 14km of new pipelines.
Julaihi said JBALB Sarawak would ensure that works were completed on schedule, addressing long-standing water supply challenges in Song district.
