SHAH ALAM, April 30 — The prolonged water rationing exercise in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya will end tomorrow Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim announced today, adding that he is confident the state can cope with demand for the next five to six months.
“The water rationing exercise will end simultaneously in all affected areas starting May 1,” Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim announced today.
He added that while a fresh dry spell is expected between May and September the state government is confident it will have enough water supply to last for at least five to six months.
He said the decision to end water rationing was made on Monday, adding that the Selangor government was confident water sourced from disused tin mining ponds would be able to raise the water levels in existing dams.
An unprecedented spell of dry weather had caused water levels at reservoirs in the state to fall to critical levels, triggering a two-month long water rationing exercise.
Khalid also gave his assurance that water sourced from the old mining ponds met the health standards set by the Selangor Health Department.
Malaysia’s social media networks have been buzzing with rumours over the end of the water ration operation since Friday.
Khalid had said Selangor may stop water rationing if the reserves at Sungai Selangor rose.
Selangor ― which also supplies water to the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya ― enforced rationing at end February after water levels at the main state dam plunged due to an unusually long dry spell.
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