The Selangor water tussle continues to drag on with the state and water concessionaire Puncak Niaga Sdn Bhd (Puncak) now slugging it out in court.

For the state, Puncak's latest court action on May 30, despite already agreeing in principle to the state's takeover offer is a bid to further delay the water restructuring exercise.

“Regrettably, (Puncak)'s actions have delayed the the state's efforts to implement the water industry restructuring exercise and the benefits to be derived the by the state and water users.