4:00 pm
Kuala Lumpur – Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) would like to inform on the latest update of the temporary shutdown of Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant (Langat 2 WTP) 2 following a pollution incident due to oil spillage at Sungai Semantan, Karak, Pahang caused by an accident on the KM75.9 Karak-Bentong Highway heading towards Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
As of 3:30 pm, the Langat 2 WTP has commenced its operations in order for raw water treatment process to be implemented. Treated water supply will be distributed in stages to consumers once the water supply distribution system has been stabilised.
Following that, water supply in all 397 affected areas in three (3) Air Selangor regions, namely Petaling (3 areas), Kuala Lumpur (172 areas) and Hulu Langat (222 areas) is expected to fully recover at 8:00 pm, 12 August 2022. The duration of the water supply recovery in the affected areas will vary depending on the location and distance of consumers’ premises.
Alternative assistance through water tankers will continue to be mobilised to consumers, with priority given to critical premises. Air Selangor is making all efforts to minimise the impact of disruption on the affected consumers.
Air Selangor will provide regular updates on this incident from time to time through all media platforms. Consumers can also refer to all our official channels such Air Selangor mobile application, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter or call Air Selangor’s Call Centre at 15300. Inquiries and complaints can also be submitted to the Help Centre via www.airselangor.com and the Air Selangor application.
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