KOTA KINABALU: The water supply issues being faced by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is expected to be solved through Phase 2 of the Telibong 2 water treatment plant (WTP) which was commissioned early last month, says Sabah Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Shahelmey Yahya.
Shahelmey, who is also Sabah Works Minister, said the project’s final piping work is expected to be completed by the end of this month before additional clean water from the plant can be supplied.
He said UMS needs a water supply of 2.98 million litres per day, however, the Sabah Water Department can only supply 2.7 million litres per day and this causes water disruptions in the university, Bernama reported.
“All efforts are being made to ensure (pipeline) works will be completed by the end of this month (January), thus solving the urgent issue of water supply (disruptions) currently being faced,” he said in statement.
Regarding the RM3mil allocation to UMS announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim last year to overcome this problem, he said the allocation was given directly to the university.
