Kelantan to add 15 water treatment plants, solve supply by 2028

The Kelantan government expects that the increase of water treatment plants (WTPs) from 43 to 58 will solve the water supply problem in the state.

Kelantan state executive councillor Dr Izani Husin said the current number of WTPs cannot meet the overall needs of people in the state.

He said in the state legislative assembly today that he expects the water supply to be sufficient by 2028.

“11 more WTPs that will be completed later will also be equipped to clean out sludge,” he said.

Izani (above) was replying to a question by Kamaruzaman Mohamad (PAS-Gual Periok) on repair works by Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd for the Rantau Panjang area in Pasir Mas.

He said for that area, the state government will construct the Kelar 2 WTP which is expected to be completed in 2028 with a capacity of 2.5 million litres per day, compared to the current supply of only 1.35 million litres per day.

“So far, it has been approved but when the tender came out, it exceeded what was set. Therefore, we expect the tender to be completed in December,” he said.

Meanwhile, when answering a supplementary question from Mohamad Nasriff Daud (PAS-Pengkalan Pasir) on whether the state government would place water tankers in areas affected by water supply while the plants were being built, Izani, who is also the Kijang state assemblyperson, said doing so would be detrimental to the state government.

“The water supply delivered by tanker is provided free of charge, but it is borne by the state government. If it continues, it will be a loss to the state government. However, we will monitor the situation from time to time.

“In fact, in the recent Kelantan 2025 budget presentation, we have also requested an allocation of RM2 million from the federal government to build tube wells for remote areas including in Rantau Panjang as a short-term measure while waiting for the WTP to be completed,” he said.

- Bernama

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