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The Langat 2 project and the Selangor Water crisis : A response to SYABAS intention to ration water Posted: 14 Jul 2012 08:16 AM PDT statement carried by Malaysiakini http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/203665 The Langat 2 project has got nothing to do with the "water crisis" being played up in the media in Selangor, this treatment plant has been planned to be operational only in 2014. So if SYABAS now says there is a water crisis in Selangor, all fingers are pointed at them. SYABAS is the sole water distributor in Selangor. This is a clear example of the extent to what a private company will do to the rakyat, when they have the absolute MONOPOLY to distribute and supply water. The cronyism at play here is quite clear. It is highly irresponsible of the Minister for Energy, Green Technology and Water, Dato' Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui and Minister of Agriculture & Agro-Based Industry, Datuk Noh Omar to suggest that the State allow Langat 2 to be built first and discuss water tariff hikes later! We as the state government owe a duty to the rakyat of Selangor. Why waste RM 8.65 billion of public funds, and allow a potential water tariff hike of up to 70% when the water level in the 7 dams in Selangor are full to the brim and overflowing. The real issues that is being ignored are : (i) almost 30% of all treated water is going to WASTE (this is known as Non-Revenue-Water); (ii) the refusal of SYABAS and Puncak Niaga to transfer all water assets to the state government (in Janbuary 2012 Selangor offered for the 3rd time more than RM 10 billion) ; (iii) the refusal of Dato' Sri Peter Chin to use his ministerial powers under Section 114(1) of the Water Services Industry Act (WSIA) (which allows the minister to assume complete or partial control of water assets and business "for national interests" and "shall not be challenged, appealed against, reviewed, quashed or questioned in any court") Referring to the statement today made by Syabas Chief Executive Officer Datuk Ruslan Hassan on the possibility of water rationing during the month of Ramadhan. I call on SYABAS has to be responsible and directly inform the state as to the actual situation on the ground. The state will then implement a response team comprising of all the relevant agencies to immediately tackle the situation. Meanwhile we ask the all parties to act professionally in dealing with the present situation. Dr A. Xavier Jayakumar Selangor State Executive Councillor (EXCO) 14 July 2012 @ 1600 |
Saranan Menteri Pusat Tidak Adil Bagi Rakyat Negeri Selangor Posted: 13 Jul 2012 11:30 PM PDT Saya selaku ahli EXCO Negeri Selangor yang bertanggungjawap terhadap isu air negeri Selangor ingin memberikan kenyataan berhubung kenyataan Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui, Menteri Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air dan Datuk Seri Noh Omar, Menteri Pertanian Asas Tani merangkap Timbalan Pengerusi UMNO Selangor yang mahukan "Bina Loji Langat 2 dahulu dan bincang kadar tarif air kemudian" yang disiarkan oleh beberapa akhbar media utama semalam. 1) Saya berpendapat kenyataan kedua-dua Menteri Pusat tersebut adalah kenyataan yang tidak bertanggungjawap. Kenyataan mereka dilihat "bercakap" bagi pihak pembekal air Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) sebuah syarikat 'profit making' kerana selepas Loji Langat 2 yang bernilai RM8.65 bilion ini siap kelak, Syabas akan mengenakan tarif air yang tinggi (kenaikan dijangkakan sehingga 70%) kepada pengguna (rakyat Selangor) bagi membayar balik kos projek RM8.65 bilion tersebut. 2) Kerajaan Persekutuan sepatutnya menghormati Akta Perkhidmatan Industri Air 2006 (WSIA 2006) yang diluluskan oleh Parlimen. Dalam Akta tersebut semua urus selia air hendaklah di"kembali" kan kepada urus tadbir Kerajaan Negeri. 3) Datuk Peter Chin, Menteri Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air seharusnya menggunakan kuasanya untuk menguatkuasa akta tersebut lantaran semua 'cakap-cakap' berkaitan krisis air akan segera selesai. 4) Kita ingin tegaskan bahawa 7 buah empangan sediada membekalkan air mentah melempah-lempah dan kita tidak nampak rasionalnya untuk 'impot' air dari Pahang. Harus diingat Kerajaan Negeri terpaksa membayar 'royalti' air kira-kira RM60 juta setiap tahun kepada Pahang sedangkan kita mempunyai air mentah yang banyak. 5) Kita faham bahawa pihak Pemberi Pinjaman dari Jepun iatu Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA) hebat menekan dan mendesak Kerajaan Pusat untuk menyiapkan projek tersebut kerana sebahagian dana pinjaman kos projek bernilai RM8.65 bilion itu telah digunakan tetapi Kerajaan Negeri berpendapat tiada sebab ianya harus di "bulldozer" tanpa mengambil kira ianya akan membebankan rakyat Selangor 6) Rakyat Selangor adalah kalangan yang cerdik pandai, mereka sedia maklum bahawa dalam satu sistem monopoli , pemilik konsesi (dalam kes ini Syabas) akan menentukan kenaikan kadar tarif dan rakyat tidak mempunyai kuasa untuk menghalangnya. Dalam kes ini "bina dulu, bincang kemudian" akan hanya "menguntungkan Syabas dahulu dan akan merugikan rakyat Selangor kemudian " 7) Rakyat Selangor akan melakukan 'referendum' samada mahukan projek Langat 2 atau tidak dalam PRU 13 akan datang. Kita minta Menteri-menteri Pusat yang 'beriya-riya' mendesak mahukan Loji Langat 2 itu disegerakan agar belajar bersabar. YB Dr. Xavier Jayakumar EXCO Kerajaan Negeri Selangor Tarikh : Sabtu 14 Julai, 2012 |
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