1:30 pm
Kuala Lumpur – Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) would like to update on the water supply recovery in the areas in three (3) regions, namely Petaling Region, Hulu Langat Region and Kuala Lumpur Region affected by the shutdown of four water treatment plants due to the increasing water level and emergency electricity closure on 19 December 2021.
As of 12:00 pm today, the water supply recovery in the affected areas has reached 47.8%. The percentage of water supply recovery status in the affected regions is as follows:
|
No. |
Region | Recovery Percentage (%) |
|
1. |
Petaling |
100 |
|
2. |
Hulu Langat |
66 |
|
3. |
Kuala Lumpur |
20 |
The list of areas that have recovered is as listed in Appendix A. Consumers can obtain the list of affected areas from the https://hentitugas.airselangor.com/ website as well as the Air Selangor application.
For consumers’ information, the operations for Semenyih 2 WTP has fully commenced and the water supply for 70 areas affected by the water treatment plant shutdown has fully recovered. For Sg Langat WTP and Langat 2 WTP, the operations for both water treatment plants have fully commenced and water supply for the areas affected by the water treatment plant shutdown is expected to fully recover at 11:00 pm, 22 December 2021. For Cheras Batu 11 WTP, cleaning process and damage assessment following the flood incident are being implemented. The expected full operations time for Cheras Batu 11 WTP is yet to be confirmed at this time.
Alternative assistance through water tankers will continue to be mobilised in stages to the affected areas, with priority given to critical premises during the unscheduled water supply disruption. Air Selangor is seeking the consumers’ cooperation to practise social distancing and wear face masks while collecting the water supply from the water tankers.
Air Selangor will provide updates progressively from time to time through all mediums, especially the mass media. Consumers can also refer to all our official communication channels such as the Air Selangor application, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter or call the Air Selangor Contact Centre at 15300. Air Selangor would also like to encourage the consumers to submit their inquiries and complaints to the non-voice communication channel on the Help Centre via www.airselangor.com and the Air Selangor application.
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