Negri MB: Construction of RM295mil Sg Ngoi-ngoi 2 water treatment plant to start next month

SEREMBAN: Construction of the RM295mil Sg Ngoi-ngoi 2 water treatment plant, proposed some six years ago to meet increasing demand, will start next month, says Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun (pic).

He said upon commissioning, the new plant will provide an additional 150 million litres of water a day to consumers in Seremban, Nilai, Sendayan and the Malaysian Vision Valley areas.

"The project is expected to take two years to complete.

"There is a pressing need for a new plant due to the increase in demand for treated water especially in Seremban," he told reporters after witnessing the signing of a collective agreement between Syarikat Air Negri Sembilan (SAINS) and its workers' union.

The plant will be built next to the Sg Ngoi-ngoi 1 facility commissioned in 2014.

Raw water for the plant will be sourced from several rivers in Jelebu such as Sg Teriang and Sg Geylang.

It will then be transported via pipes and a 13km tunnel.

Aminuddin said the Gemas water treatment plant would also be upgraded at a cost of RM14.2mil.

The plant currently produces some 27 million litres of water a day for 6,900 account holders in Palong and Gemas.

Upon completion of upgrading work, the plant will be able to produce some 33 million litres of water a day.

He said a further RM12.8mil will be spent to build a balancing reservoir at Batu 5, Sungai Terip.

"Once the facility is built, SAINS will be able to supply water to consumers in Seremban, Seremban 2 and Senawang directly and also stabilise water supply in these areas.

"The project will start once the tender closes next month," he said, adding that the move will benefit some 173,000 account holders.

Separately, Aminuddin said SAINS incurred losses of some RM12.5mil due to flood-related damage at its treatment plants and related facilities.

He said the Pantai treatment plant, which was among the worst affected, had yet to restart operations.

Several facilities in Seremban, Jelebu and Tampin were affected.

"The Klawang plant is also not running at full capacity yet due to poor water quality. Operations at the other facilities are all back to normal," he said, adding that SAINS has 23 treatment plants in the state.

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