faces dirty water

LEARN: Some 17,000 residents in the Matu District are facing a low water pressure problem. There is more danger than water coming from the pipeline to dirty houses like rivers after rain.

As a result, residents in the district are now so difficult to get clean water supply for everyday use even more so when people are fasting during Ramadan.

The problem of low pressure and poor water quality is not new to the population but the situation is becoming increasingly noticeable when it happens when people undergo fasting and by chance it is also a school holiday season which witnessed many residents returning to the village causing increasing use of the ordinary.

More sadly, residents in Kampung Tian in the same district are now facing dirty water problems and can not drink.

Consequently, residents are forced to spend more on buying bottled water (mineral water) as cooking and for breaking fast.

Quoting the nitizen disruption affected by the problem, most of them are angry with the current situation. And the lack of immediate action by the relevant parties to restore the situation makes the residents begin to lose patience and make the social media site a part of the release of what's on the heart to the party concerned.

A resident, Noralizza Arshad, said the population is now very worried if the water problem is delayed by Syawal.

"Today's crowds will be coming home at the village. At the same time, it will cause increased water consumption. If no immediate steps are taken, this year's Hari Raya celebration will be retarded and not before.

"I represent the residents here to appeal to the relevant authorities to take immediate action to resolve the water problem we are facing. If there is no other way please send clean water to us in any way with the lorikah, with the capai. The important thing is there is a source for clean water, "he said.

According to a resident who only wants to be known as Rohani Shatu, the entire residents of Matu District receive water from the water treatment plant located at the head of Kampung Tian.

"Matu consists of several villages. The three villages have the highest population namely Kampung Sekaan, Bawang, and Tian. Kuala Matu is no exception.

"The population is so, so the plant is unable to meet the growing demand of the population. Efforts to enlarge the underground pipeline should be done promptly. Since the main pipeline built pipeline has never been upgraded or changed. This is among the causes that contribute to the problem of low and dirty water pressure.

"Rural Transformation Plan (RTP) has long been introduced. So our hope is to bring the RTP to this troubled district to generate change and development currents for us here. Water is a basic requirement that can not be taken lightly as well as infrastructure development such as roads and electricity, "he said.

Add Spiritual again, the absence of clean water increases the burden of the population. Residents need to buy bottled water. The water is priced from RM 9 to RM12 (a box, 12 bottles, 1.5 liters).

"To buy water another burden that needs to be borne by the poor and also for the elderly," he explained.

The expectation of the population now, the problem that has hit the Matu District will get due attention from the authorities in the near future.