7:30 am
Kuala Lumpur – Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) would like to update on the shutdown of the following water treatment plants, namely Sg Langat WTP, Langat 2 WTP and Cheras Batu 11 WTP following the increasing water level and emergency electricity closure yesterday, 19 December 2021.
As of 7:00 am today, the water supply recovery in the affected areas has reached 17.7%. The
percentage of water supply recovery status in the affected regions is as follows:
No. |
Region | Recovery Percentage (%) |
1. |
Petaling |
100 |
2. |
Hulu Langat |
22 |
3. |
Kuala Lumpur |
10 |
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, Sg Langat WTP and Langat 2 WTP have fully commenced. For Cheras Batu 11 WTP, cleaning process and damage assessment following the flood incident is being implemented. The expected full operations time for Cheras Batu 11 WTP is yet to be confirmed at this time. It is crucial for Air Selangor to ensure that all equipment at the water treatment plant is in good condition and can be operated without endangering the safety of Air Selangor’s onsite staff, especially those involving electricity.
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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