Water plant upgrade approved by Nanta
LONG BEDIAN, Baram: Water woes faced by the community in the sub- district of Long Bedian in the interior of Baram are expected to be over with the upgrading of its water treatment plant.
The approval was granted by Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi during a working visit to Long Bedian on Monday.
Currently, the water treatment plant is a community project, with its operation and maintenance carried out by the community.
Financial shortage and lack of experience in operating and maintaining the plant have led to frequent interruption in water supply.
“Constructed in 2014, the plant was meant to meet the needs of
Constructed in 2014, the plant was meant to meet the needs of the local population following the elevation of Long Bedian as a sub-district. It is high time for the plant to be upgraded and to be under Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB). Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development
the local population following the elevation of Long Bedian to subdistrict.
“It is high time the plant is upgraded and be under Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB),” Nanta said when announcing the approval for the upgrading work on the plant by the department.
Thanking the ministry, Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said being an administrative centre, Long Bedian would see an increase in government services, business and other activities which will stimulate change and development in the area.
“The population will also be increased. Currently there are around 304 registered households with a population of around 3,000 and 100 applications for building houses are yet to be approved.”
The poor pipe system with leakages might be the source of the water supply problem faced by the local community.
Also present were Assistant Minister of Water Supply Datuk Liwan Lagang and senior administrative officer Ezra Uda.