Rejang Park sewerage system project 75 per cent completed
SIBU: Work to repair and upgrade the sewerage system for residential and commercial areas in Rejang Park here at a cost of RM3 million is running smoothly and currently 75 per cent completed.
Michael Tiang, a political secretary to the chief minister, said septic tank installation work for 366 homes under the first and second phases has been fully completed.
“The project is now focusing in the commercial area to install 61 new joint points that will connect large pipelines to a centralised sewage system, involving more than 30 shoplots.
“Although slightly affected by the Covid- 19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order ( MCO) starting last March, the project is running smoothly and is scheduled to be completed in December this year,” he told a press conference yesterday.
Tiang said that the installation of septic tanks for the first phase involved a total of 191 residences, while the second phase covered 175 residences.
He added septic tanks in residential areas are now individual and no longer connected to a centralised sewerage system.
However, he said, there are some houses that have not been installed with the septic tank because some homeowners failed to be traced while others have not cooperated.
He urged homeowners in Rejang Park who have not yet replaced their septic tanks to contact him on 012- 8880500 or the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) on 084-333411.
“The installation of this septic tank is given free of charge to the home owners, including the connection of pipes to the toilet bowl, and the toilet bowl is also given free with the installation of new floor tiles,” he said.
For homeowners who have changed their septic tanks themselves, Tiang said he would apply for some form of subsidy from the state government for them.
“We will discuss this matter after December,” he said.
Meanwhile, he also urged traders at the commercial area who are affected by the project to be patient because it will be completed soon.
According to Tiang, the failure of the centralised sewerage system in Rejang Park had affected the lives of the residents over the years.
Established about 40 years ago, most of this sewerage system had collapsed due to various reasons including renovation and development, he said, adding SMC has had to spend more than RM100,000 to maintain it.