Water supply disruption affected over 10k Muallim residents

More than 10,000, or 70 percent of the 12,000 water users in Muallim, Tanjung Malim have been affected by a water supply disruption.

This was due to damage to the intake of the Sungai Geliting water treatment plant (LRA) following yesterday's water surge incident.

Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad said that Lembaga Air Perak (LAP) implemented initial action by mobilising water tanks for the residents of the affected areas.

“We are working to restore the water supply by diverting water from the Sungai Slim LRA intake to the affected residents,” he said during an inspection of the collapsed Sungai Slim old bridge today.

Also present was LAP general manager Lokman Abd Rahim.

The continuous heavy rain in the Tanjung Malim district yesterday afternoon has caused flooding and a water surge incident leading to the collapse of three bridges - including the Slim Village bridge, damage to the Sungai Geliting Ulu Slim LRA intake structure and affecting hundreds of residents.

Meanwhile, Lokman announced that efforts to supply water from the Sungai Slim intake will commence today.

“The Sungai Slim intake, which serves as a storage facility, will undergo pipe maintenance to ensure that water supply is restored to the population,” he said.

- Bernama

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