The National Water Services Commission (Span) has confirmed that there is no water supply crisis in Negri Sembilan currently, said Syarikat Air Negri Sembilan Sdn Bhd (Sains) corporate services division head Norzita Iamail.

                 

She said the water supply situation in Negri Sembilan was still under control.

    

"This was stated personally by Span chief executive officer Teo Yen Hua ( right ) after a working visit to the headquarters of Sains here yesterday. He was here to listen, and to personally see the latest situation on water supply in Negri Sembilan," she said in Seremban, today.

    

She added that the one-hour discussion between officers of Sains and 10 officers from Span was followed up with visits to the Sungai Terip Dam, the Ngoi-Ngoi water treatment plant, the Triang Dam, and the water intake at Petasih.

    

The Negri Sembilan state government opened a disaster operations room in Seremban since Sunday, following the drying-up of the source of raw water in Sungai Batang Benar, Pantai near Seremban, due to the prolonged drought.

    

As a result, there had been a water supply disruption in Seremban Barat - particularly in Taman Nusari Bayu, Taman Nusari Aman, Taman Sendayan Indah, Taman Cederawasih, Mambau, Taman Kelab Tuanku and Bukit Sendayan.

'Supply in the area restored'

    

Nevertheless, supply in the area was restored after Sains activated its contingency plan by sending tanker lorries and stationing static water tanks in the affected housing estates, and by channeling water from the Kuala Sawah treatment plant to Seremban.

    

Norzita stressed that Sains always sought and implemented alternatives to diversify water supply, so that consumers could enjoy a normal treated water supply.

    

She added that Sains encouraged consumers who needed help or wanted to lodge a report to contact toll free line 1-800-88-6982.

    

Meanwhile, in Temerloh, a RM52 million project to upgrade water supply for residents in the Jengka Felda and nearby areas - which was started last year - would be fully completed by the middle of this year.

    

Kuala Krau MP Ismail Mohamed Said noted that 70 percent of the 11-package project, involving the replacements of 20-year-old pipes, was completed.

- Bernama