Enough water for now, say Klang Valley folk
HOUSEHOLDS and businesses in parts of Klang, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur have adequate amount of water as majority affected by the scheduled water cuts had stored up.

Most of the people whom StarMetro spoke to, said their water tanks were full and they still had running water yesterday morning.

It was the first day of scheduled water disruption in the Klang Valley, which began yesterday and is expected to end tomorrow.

Last month, Air Selangor had announced that the temporary water supply disruption was due to asset maintenance and replacement works at Sungai Selangor Phase 1 Water Treatment Plant (SSP1 WTP).

Most of the landed households, eateries, car wash and laundry shops in Klang had stored up water.

Car wash outlets had added extra tanks based on past experiences with water cuts.

A car wash supervisor Sivananthan Kuppusamy, 40, said the outlet off Persiaran Raja Muda Musa in Klang had stored water in large tanks and could wash up to 50 cars.

“We had equipped our outlet with extra storage tanks to ensure uninterrupted business during water cuts.

“We have learned from past experiences,” he added.

In Bandar Bukit Tinggi, people were seen using the self-service laundromat which had extra water tanks fitted on the roof.

One customer, Chandra Bahadur, 23, said many bachelors used the laundromat as they had been told the outlet had sufficient water for two to three days.

Cobbler Amir Ibnu, 40, who lives at a walk-up flat in Jalan Batu Nilam of Klang’s Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2, said he hoped that Air Selangor would send mobile water tankers or place static tankers nearby to allay worries.

A check at SS2, Petaling Jaya, saw several workers noticing the reduction of water output.

A gas station attendant, who wanted to be known only as Sarah, said the water cut had not taken effect fully as of 11am.

“There is still water flowing from the wash basin taps, but the volume is noticeably less.

Car wash attendant Anil, 27, said the outlet had three tanks prepared for the water cut.

“This will last us for two days,” he said, adding that the amount of water stored was enough to wash roughly 35 cars per day.

He added that there was still running water in the area yesterday.

A customer at a laundromat in SS2 was seen examining the machines with skepticism, noting that only the dryers in the shop were being used at that time.

The man, who did not want to be named, said he tried using the wash basin but there was no water.

“There is a chance that the washing machine will not be able to function too. I will not risk it,” he said.

The laundromat, in fact, still had water supply as several customers who walked in after him used the washing machines and there was running water.

For queries on the water cut, call 15300 (Air Selangor) or visit www.airselangor.com
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HOUSEHOLDS and businesses in parts of Klang, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur have adequate amount of water as majority affected by the scheduled water cuts had stored up.