Water supply to 34,000 accounts in Machang expected to be restored tomorrow after pipe repairs

Water supply to about 34,000 accounts in Machang and nearby areas will be restored progressively from tomorrow after a pipe leak was repaired.

The leak, detected in a 1,100 mm pipe commissioned in 2018, required urgent repair and was completed within four days instead of the expected ten.

Due to recurring issues, plans to replace the 10 km pipeline's section with mild steel pipes are underway, funded by Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad.

MACHANG, Sept 6 — Water supply to about 34,000 consumer accounts in Machang, southern Kota Bharu and parts of Pasir Puteh is expected to be restored in stages from noon tomorrow following a main pipe leak in Pulai Chondong here.

Kelantan Public Works, Infrastructure, Water and Rural Development Committee chairman Datuk Dr Izani Husin said the leak in the 1,100-millimetre glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) pipe was detected on Friday, with excavation and repair works beginning on the same day.

He said the pipe, which was commissioned in 2018, had a leak measuring about 10 centimetres, while cracks affecting almost half of the pipe were also detected and believed to have been caused by erosion.

“Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd (AKSB) instructed specialist contractors from Kemaman, Terengganu to carry out urgent repairs, which were initially expected to take 10 days but were completed within four days,” he told reporters after inspecting the repair works here today.

Following the disruption, he said 24 lorries and water tankers have been deployed to supply about 1.04 million litres of water a day to affected consumers, including hospitals, dialysis centres, prisons, schools, hostels, educational institutions and residential areas, with assistance from water operators in Kedah, Pahang, Johor, Penang, Selangor and Perak.

Meanwhile, AKSB head of Production Dr Mohd Hilmi P. Ramli said the company planned to replace the GRP pipe with mild steel pipes following the fourth leak since it was commissioned eight years ago.

He said that, in the initial phase, about 800 metres of the 10-kilometre pipeline would be replaced with funding from Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad, at an estimated cost of RM3 million. — Bernama

FT mufti: ‘Religious exploitation’ more accurate term, not ‘riding on religion’, to describe misuse

More money for Agriculture Ministry? Anwar says maybe — if the books stay clean, so farmers won’t suffer

Kedah appeals for continued cloud seeding as Pedu, Muda and Ahning dam levels keep falling

马樟及周边地区约34000户的供水将在管道泄漏修复后从明天开始逐步恢复。

泄漏点位于 2018 年投入使用的一条 1100 毫米管道上，需要紧急维修，维修工作在四天内完成，而不是预期的十天。

由于问题反复出现，Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad 正在资助一项计划，用低碳钢管替换 10 公里长的管道部分。

马樟，9月6日讯——由于马樟普莱琼东发生主管道泄漏，预计从明天中午开始，马樟、哥打巴鲁南部和巴西富地部分地区的约34000个用户账户的供水将分阶段恢复。

吉兰丹公共工程、基础设施、水务及乡村发展委员会主席拿督伊扎尼·胡辛博士表示，1100毫米玻璃纤维增​​强塑料（GRP）管道的泄漏于周五被发现，挖掘和维修工作于当天开始。

他说，这条管道于 2018 年投入使用，存在约 10 厘米的泄漏，同时还检测到几乎一半管道出现裂缝，据信是由侵蚀造成的。

“吉兰丹水务有限公司（AKSB）指示登嘉楼州克马曼的专业承包商进行紧急维修，原计划需要10天才能完成，但4天内就完成了，”他今天在此视察维修工程后告诉记者。

停水后，他表示，已部署 24 辆卡车和水罐车，每天向受影响的用户（包括医院、透析中心、监狱、学校、宿舍、教育机构和住宅区）供应约 104 万升水，并得到了吉打州、彭亨州、柔佛州、槟城州、雪兰莪州和霹雳州水务运营商的协助。

与此同时，AKSB 生产主管 Mohd Hilmi P. Ramli 博士表示，该公司计划将 GRP 管道更换为低碳钢管道，这是自八年前投入使用以来发生的第四次泄漏。

他表示，初期阶段将由马来西亚航空资产管理公司（Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad）出资，更换全长10公里管道中的约800米，预计耗资300万令吉。——马新社

FT mufti：用“宗教剥削”而非“利用宗教”来描述滥用行为更为准确。

农业部能获得更多资金吗？安华表示或许可以——前提是账目清白，农民不会遭受损失。

吉打州呼吁继续进行人工增雨，因为佩杜水坝、慕达水坝和阿宁水坝的水位持续下降