IPOH – The Perak government is sticking to its decision not to supply water to Penang although the current state government is jointly formed by Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the state government’s decision in March to not implement the Sg Perak Raw Water Distribution Scheme (SPRWTS) to Penang was final.
“It’s not about whether it is a BN or PH government, it’s about whether the water supply in Perak is sufficient for internal use or not. It’s not about the PH government (leading Penang) and BN government (leading Perak) previously.
“This is because whichever government is ruling, our problem in Perak is that the Sg Perak river water capacity is only sufficient for internal use.
“Furthermore, we want to develop Perak as an industrial state, which will consequently require more water,” he said after visiting the centralised labour quarters development project at Asrama Murni, Persiaran Jelapang, here, today.
Saarani said this when asked to comment on a recent report regarding the call by Komtar state assemblyman Teh Lai Heng, who wanted the Penang government to continue negotiations on the SPRWTS’ implementation with the Perak government, which is now jointly administered by BN and PH.
Teh had said that it was a golden opportunity to make the SPRWTS project, which had been postponed for the past 11 years, a success. – Bernama, December 1, 2022
