Maludam treated water plant coming up — Deputy minister

THE Sarawak government has implemented a short-term solution for the water supply shortage in Maludam and Triso, said Deputy Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi.

“The RM10.25-million Maludam Treated Water Plant project has a capacity of 4.5 million litres per day.

“As such, 1,174 households in Maludam and Triso will benefit from the project,” he said in his reply to supplementary questions from Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor (GPS-Lingga).

Dr Abdul Rahman said although there were no Sarawak Alternative Water Supply (Sawas) project in Lingga constituency, there was one in Lingga District, namely in Banting (Bukit Begunan constituency), which is in the implementation stage.

With current physical progress of 10 per cent, the project is expected to complete in 2024, he added.