About 500,000 KL, Gombak folks experience water disruption
Bernama
April 11, 2013 16:39 MYT
April 11, 2013 16:39 MYT
About 500,000 residents in Kuala Lumpur and Gombak were hit by an unscheduled disruption in water supply Thursday, due to a burst pipe in Kampung Melayu Batu Caves, Gombak.
The pipe supplies water to 89,760 domestic and bulk accounts at 80 areas in the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur and Gombak, said Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) in a statement here on Thursday.
It said, repair works were expected to be completed Friday and water supply to all areas would return in stages within four to five days.
"The yellow code emergency action plan was activated by Kuala Lumpur and Gombak Syabas at 1am, when a 2,000mm mild steel pipe, from the Dusun Kubung Pond to Wangsa Maju, burst," said the statement.
The 28 affected areas in Kuala Lumpur are Datuk Keramat DBKL Flats, Jalan Padang Tembak, Jalan Semarak, Taman Cempaka, Taman Bakti, Taman Nirwana, Jalan Gurney, Kampung Pandan Dalam, Kementah, Taman Cahaya, Pulapol, Pandan Cahaya, Wisma Tanah, Taman Dagang, JUPEM, Taman Shamelin, UTM, Taman Tenaga, FELDA, Taman Miharja, Telekom Training Centre, Taman Kobena, Jalan U Thant, Bandar Permaisuri, Jalan Ampang Hilir, Desa Pandan, Taman Pandan Jaya and Sri Melaka Flats.
In Gombak, the 55 affected areas are Kampung Baru Ampang, Kampung Kemensah, Kampung Melayu Ampang, Kampung Lembah Jaya, Taman Hillview, Kampung Pinggir Tiga Jaya, Bukit Jobina, Kampung Tengah Lembah Jaya, Taman Dato Ahmad Razali, Lembah Jaya Utara, Taman Bukit Indah, Lembah Jaya Selatan, Taman TAR, Sri Rampai,Kampung Tasek Permai, Taman Ampang, Ukay Heights, Taman Dagang Permai, Ampang Jaya, Taman Pandan Ria, Dataran Ukay, Taman Permai Jaya, Pinggiran Ukay, Taman Permata, Sri Ukay, Taman Saujana Ampang, Beverly Heights, Tasek Tambahan, Ampang Indah, Taman Ampang Mewah, Ampang Jaya, Taman Ampang Utama, Ampang Saujana,Taman Bukit Ampang, Ampang Water Front, Taman Cahaya Ampang, Bandar Baru Ampang, Taman Dagang Jaya, Bukit Ampang Permai, Taman Halaman, Bukit Indah, Taman Kesuma Ampang, Desa Lembah Permai, Taman Kosas, Desa Setapak, Taman Mulia Jaya, Jalan Ampang, Taman Rasmi Jaya, Kampung Bukit Sungai Puteh, Taman Sri Ampang, Keramat AU 1 until AU 5, Taman Watan, Kampung Ampang Campuran, Wangsa Melawati and Kampung Indah Mulia.