Selangor govt: No plan to stop free water programme

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This was despite the increasing cost each year to maintain the programme, says the Selangor menteri besar.

The Selangor State government does not intend to terminate the free water programme in the future despite the increasing cost every year.

“As planned, we have now created the Darul Ehsan Water Scheme so that the free water programme stays and continues. We are not going to stop and in fact, I believe we have reached a perfect level after Pengurusan Air Selangor becomes fully operational and has a better margin and can afford to cover the cost,’’ he told reporters after visiting the Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant today.

Through the rebranding of the Darul Ehsan Water Scheme, free water would only be enjoyed by households earning less than RM4,000 a month or the B40 group. He said this included having alternative resources such as the Kampung Hang Tuah Off River Storage and the Hybrid Off River Augmentation Storage projects that could last up to four months.

 

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