S’gor govt launches first of 4 part scheme to reduce water disruption on account of air air pollution

KUALA SELANGOR: The Selangor authorities will possible be enterprise a look at for a water grasp plan (pelan induk air) to look into all water-related points in Selangor, along with flood and raw water administration.

“One of the things we are looking into is an underground flood management system,” talked about Selangor infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Izham Hashim.

“This was following my working trip to two cities in Japan, where wastewater from domestic usage and rainwater is channelled underground and away from the cities to prevent floods.”

Izham talked about the look at for the plan, to be started in January 2025, would moreover look proper into an entire water and flood administration plan that entails every Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, as water from the capital metropolis flows by the use of Selangor sooner than reaching the ocean.

He talked about this on the handover ceremony for the Rantau Panjang Pump House in Bestari Jaya, Kuala Selangor.

The facility, moreover known as a pumping station, was constructed beneath Package B of the Water Resources Assurance Scheme (Skim Jaminan Air Mentah or SJAM) Project.

The Rantau Panjang Pump House was handed over by information SMHB Sdn Bhd and contractor to the Selangor authorities, which in flip handed it over to Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd.

Construction of the Rantau Panjang Pump House started on Dec 20, 2021 and was handed over on Oct 26, 2024.

The pump house linked to Hang Tuah 5 Pond was constructed to minimise have an effect on when the Rantau Panjang Water Treatment Plant (WTP) was closed due to the air air pollution of raw water in Sungai Selangor.

The pumping station has a functionality of supplying 40 million litres per day (MLD) of raw water, straight from the Hang Tuah 5 Pond to the model new and outdated Rantau Panjang WTP consumption elements, using 600mm-diameter mild metallic cement lined pipes all through Sungai Selangor by way of a 72m-long metallic bridge.

The Hang Tuah Pond is predicted to supply raw water to the Rantau Panjang WTP for about 60 days.

SJAM consists of 4 packages and costs RM320mil in full.

Izham talked about SJAM is a state-wide programme to verify uninterrupted water present, notably when there’s a air air pollution incident.

If there could also be an interruption to the water present (linked to a WTP) as a consequence of air air pollution, the SJAM system will allow the authorities to close the water consumption from the river so the polluted water will possible be diverted away to the ocean, whereas water from a sequence of interconnected ponds will possible be used as an alternative provide in its place.

Also present had been Selangor Deputy State Secretary (Management) Datuk Mohd Yazid Sairi, Air Selangor chief authorities officer Adam Saffian Ghazali and State Economic Planning Unit Macro and Privatisation Section deputy director Hamizam Abdulla Zabidi.