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Water treatment plant to benefit over 50,000 residents

KUCHING: A project to upgrade Bau Water Treatment Plant at a cost of around RM16 million has been approved by the state government with the Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) as the implementing agency. This will address water supply disruption plaguing people in Bau town and surrounding areas. The project, which is fully funded by […]

Two projects to ensure clean treated water supply

KUCHING: The Sarawak government wants to ensure the southern region is fully supplied with clean treated water. The upgrading of Plants 2 and 4 at the Batu Kitang Water Treatment facility here as well as the construction of a new facility in Landeh were part of the initiatives, said Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen […]

Sri Aman raw water project to start soon

KUCHING: A raw water project costing RM145 million for Sri Aman division is currently in the tender process, said Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. He said the project was necessary in order to meet the needs of Bayai Water Treatment Plant. “The facility will transfer water from Batang Lupar because the one […]

Clean water supply for eight longhouses soon

Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau

KUCHING: The water problems in the northern hinterlands of Sarawak will soon be a thing of the past as works to provide clean water supply to the area are ongoing. Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said eight longhouses in the area would be equipped with stand-alone water treatment plants through the Highland Development Agency (HDA) […]

Clean water distributed to homes

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang hopes to see the end of water shortage problem in his constituency. He said although most of the water stressed areas were in Serian, it also involved villages in Muara Tuang. “Some 10 to 20 Iban and Bidayuh villages, a Chinese settlement, and both Kampung Jawa and […]

Mini water treatment plant at longhouse launched

KAPIT: Utilities (Water Supply) Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi     officiated at the launch of a mini water treatment plant and Sawas (Sarawak Alternative Water Supply) awareness cum education programme at Rumah Untat  Pengiran, Sungai Melipis, here on Tuesday afternoon. Accompanying him were Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat, senior assistant director of JBALB […]