26-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Emergency meeting held to discuss JB water supply disruption
About 100,000 consumer accounts in several areas in Iskandar Puteri experienced water supply disruptions yesterday.
PETALING JAYA : Johor menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi said a special meeting was convened this morning with state water operator Ranhill SAJ to address water supply disruptions in Johor Bahru.
It was reported yesterday that around 100,000 consumer accounts in parts of Johor Bahru experienced water disruptions due to unexpected damage to the main pumps supplying the Sungai Johor water treatment plant.
In a Bernama report, Onn Hafiz said today's meeting was aimed at discussing immediate solutions to repair the six damaged pumps.
'As everyone is aware, Ranhill SAJ has announced that several pumps in the Johor Bahru district are damaged, resulting in hundreds of thousands of homes currently without water.
'We were informed that repairs on all six pumps were expected to be completed yesterday, but unfortunately, issues remain.
'Therefore, I called for an emergency meeting this morning to ensure that the pumps can be repaired without further delay,' he said at the state assembly.
He added that the state government would seek assistance from other districts and states to help supply water to the affected areas.
Onn Hafiz also gave instructions for the purchase of mineral water to ensure an adequate supply of drinking water for households in the affected areas.
State public works, transport and infrastructure committee chairman Fazli Salleh yesterday said the damaged pumps at the Sungai Johor water treatment plant had forced the plant to cease operations.
He said the disruption meant that 318 million litres of water could not be channelled to consumers in several areas.
