Nine SWB projects worth RM673 million approved under 12MP
SIBU: Nine new projects have been approved under the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (12MP) with a total scheme value of RM673 million. Sibu Water Board (SWB) general manager Abdul Malik Abdullah said five of these projects were recently approved during the Mid-Term Review of the 12MP this year. “For instance, the Salim Water Treatment Plant Upgrade […]
Sarawak aims to achieve non revenue water target
KUCHING: Sarawak is the leading state in Malaysia to capitalise on the benefits of over 50,000 high precision smart metering to address Non Revenue Water (NRW) issues. According to a press statement issued yesterday (Oct 20), the efforts were deployed under the Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB), Kuching Water Board (KWB) and Sibu Water […]
Single water entity by year-end
KUCHING: The proposed merger of four water resources management agencies in the state into one entity is still being studied and hopefully could materialise by this year. Sarawak Utility and Telecommunications Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi said the proposal would then be brought before the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) for approval. “At the moment, we have […]
Dredging works damage pipe, taps run dry
SIBU: Many areas here experienced a water supply disruption from 3pm today. In a Facebook post the Sibu Water Board (SWB) said it was due to repair works on a burst 24-inch main pipe near Jalan Dr Wong Soon Kai, opposite SMK Sacred Heart. The board added that dredging works by a Sarawak Energy Berhad […]
Repair works on burst pipe still on
KUCHING: As at 8am on Wednesday (Jan 26), Sibu Water Board (SWB) is still in the process of repairing the broken water pipe in front of the Foochow Association, Jalan Salim in Sibu to enable water supply to be channelled to consumers as soon as possible. Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said the […]
Tiong has the answer to Sibu water woes
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing thinks he has a solution to the water supply woes faced by Sibu Jaya resident. The Dudong assemblyman is suggesting that one of the 600mm pipes from the Sibu Jaya/Kanowit Phase 2 project be directly connected to ensure consistent water supply in the Sibu Jaya area which has been plagued […]
Sibu Jaya water woes to end soon
KUCHING: The problem of low water pressure faced by residents of Sibu Jaya will end soon with the completion of the upgrading project of pipe connection from the Salim Water Treatment Plant this December. Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) deputy chairman Wong Ching Yong said this at a press conference after attending a briefing on […]
SS visits Salim water treatment plant
SIBU: State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion paid a working visit to the Salim water treatment plant at the Sibu Water Board (SWB) on Tuesday (Sept 15). Jaul, who was accompanied by Public Utilities Ministry permanent secretary and SWB chairman Datuk Alice Jawan, spent about an hour reviewing the water treatment process at the plant. […]
Water supply coverage widens
SIBU: Sibu Water Board (SWB) under the Sarawak Utility Ministry is committed to providing clean and treated water supply in line with the board’s vision of 100 per cent water supply coverage by 2025. SWB, in a press statement yesterday, said that it takes serious concerns about shortage of water supply and low water pressure […]
