Cuaca panas jejas sumber bekalan air mentah di Merbok - SPAN

Loji Rawatan Air (LRA) Tupah mengalami kemerosotan sumber air mentah akibat cuaca panas dan kering berpanjangan serta kekurangan taburan hujan di beberapa tempat terutama di Merbok, Kedah.

Menurut Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN) dalam satu kenyataan hari ini, kemerosotan sumber air mentah tersebut dijangka menjejaskan kira-kira 5,000 akaun atau 20,000 pengguna di sekitar Semeling, Merbok, Singkir dan Tanjung Dawai serta kawasan sekitarnya.

"Sebagai langkah mitigasi jangka pendek, Syarikat Air Darul Aman Sdn Bhd (SADA) akan menempatkan tangki-tangki statik, serta menghantar bekalan air bersih kepada pengguna yang terjejas menggunakan lori-lori tangki sedia ada.

"Bagi pengguna yang terjejas, mereka boleh menghubungi SADA di talian 04-7400500 untuk maklumat lanjut," katanya.

Sementara itu, Kementerian Air, Tanah dan Sumber Asli melalui SPAN, turut menyelaras bantuan berupa 13 lori tangki milik rakan-rakan operator air dengan masing-masing dua dari Lembaga Air Perak, Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang, Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad dan Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan Sdn Bhd manakala Syarikat Air Terengganu Sdn Bhd (satu) dan Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (empat) untuk membantu SADA menangani gangguan bekalan air yang dihadapi kini.

"Kementerian juga meminta kerajaan negeri dan operator air di setiap negeri memantau rapi kedudukan sumber di semua empangan dan sungai yang membekalkan sumber air mentah ke loji rawatan air di negeri masing-masing.

"Pengguna pula dinasihati berjimat ketika menggunakan sumber air bersih dan tidak membazir agar sumber yang ada dapat dilestarikan," katanya.

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