Villagers affected by water treatment plant shutdown


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 13 Apr 2019

State Environment Committee chairman Dr Abdul Aziz Bari (right) visited a landfill near Kampung Air Ganda on April 12.

GERIK: Residents of Kampung Air Ganda Temenggor, Hulu Perak, are struggling with water shortage after the Ayer Ganda water treatment plant was ordered shut by the National Water Services Commission (SPAN).

“The plant has been shut down since Wednesday. Although the state water board (LAP) has been supplying us with clean water, we are finding it hard to carry out our daily chores due to water shortage.

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