Water had to be delivered by tanker to residents in parts of Petaling Jaya, many of whom struggled with having to carry water, including up many flights of stairs, whilst the business of many restaurants and coffee shops suffered due to not having enough water to wash their dishes.
Former Selangor Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, who was ousted from his position by his own party, blames the Selangor State government for not taking over SPLASH under state government control, whilst the Selngor State government blames the Federal government and the Federal government blames the Selangor State government.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/03/10/selangor-should-have-already-taken-over-splash-says-exmb/
Meanwhile, residents of Petaling Gardens, a part of Section 5, Petaling Jaya, told both governments to stop bickering and come up with a solution to the frequent water disruptions, especially due to frequent burst water mains and occasionally major maintenance works such as this recent one. Good on you!
Malaysia is close to the 14th general elections, predicted to be held in April or May and at the very latest in August 2018 and many voters, including myself, are pretty fed up with important issues such as our water supply being kicked around like a political football between the Federal Government and the opposition held State Government.
The Malaysian Insight article follows below.
The infographic towards the end of the article shows that Selangor, Malaysia's most developed and richest state experienced about twice the number of water disruptions than Johor did in 2016 and about five times the number of water disruptions in "backward" Kelantan state that year.
Yours truly
SELANGOR SCHEISS
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Stop bickering and end water woes for good, Selangor folk tell state, federal govts
The Malaysian Insight
Updated 9 hours ago · Published on 11 Mar 2018 8:48PM · 
An Air Selangor water tanker is seen in Subang Jaya today. Selangor residents faced a five-day water disruption this past week, following scheduled pipe repair works at the Sg Selangor Phase 3 Water Treatment Plant that went awry. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, March 11, 2018. SELANGOR folk want the federal and state governments to stop bickering over who is at fault over the water crisis that hit the state this past week, and find a permanent solution. The water crisis in Selangor started in 1998, with the most recent problem being the five-day water disruption following scheduled pipe repair works at the Sg Selangor Phase 3 Water Treatment Plant that went awry.
Since then, the state and federal governments have been blaming each other for Selangor's water issues.
Problems, such as low water pressure, dirty water and frequent water disruptions, have been the bane of Petaling Gardens residents for more than three years.
"We have a lot of water problems here. One is the poor water quality. All the households here have water filters in their home," Petaling Gardens Residents Association president Andrew Chan Yik Hong told The Malaysian Insight today.
He said although residents were not affected by the recent water disruption, people in the area frequently face water cuts due to burst pipes.
“We were not affected by the water cut this past week, but a few days before that, we had a water pipe burst, and we had no water for two days,” he said, adding that disruptions have been a regular occurrence over the past two to three years.
Chan said he only wants the water problems to be resolved, or at the very least, be told of when such issues would be resolved.
“Because of all these disruptions, I have installed two water tanks for myself.
“I suppose more information about what they are planning to do (will help). I know they can’t fix the problems immediately, but if they could share their plans and tell us what they are doing, it will at least keep us informed.” Share this quote Share this quote
Association treasurer Jane Kweh said: "Whoever is in charge should fix the problems as promised. If the repairs are said to take three days to complete, then you should restore water supply in three days' time.”
She said whoever is in charge, whether the federal or state government, should "get their act together" and resolve Selangor's water issues. – March 11, 2018.
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