: Building a joint water treatment plant in the main river basin between two neighbouring states can save the cost of construction and help treat raw water into a clean water supply for the people, according to Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.
“If one LRA can supply clean water to two states, we can definitely save costs. But of course, this needs further discussions at the state level,” he told reporters attending the launch of the state-level World Water Day by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad at the Amanjaya Convention Centre here today.
He said the packages include the construction of a 157km sewerage pipeline, 14 pump stations, and one regional sewage treatment plant with a capacity to cater for 1.5 million people. In another development, Tuan Ibrahim said the Malaysian authority will order a container ship from the United States suspected of trying to illegally bring plastic waste into Malaysia to return to its country of origin once document and physical inspection were completed.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)