Better water security by end of year

SHAH ALAM: The frustrating days of frequent water disruptions in Selangor could be over by year-end when a RM300mil project to provide an alternative water supply network in the event of pollution incidents is expected to be completed.

Selangor infrastructure and public utilities, modernisation of agriculture and agro-based industry committee chairman Izham Hashim said the Raw Water Guarantee Scheme provides an alternative water supply network when pollution happens.“The RM300mil project involves four main packages along Sungai Selangor and Sungai Semenyih, and is expected to be completed by the end of the year,” he said in a statement.