Penang Water Supply Agency will begin reconnecting water pipes in Weizhong, Weinan and Penang Southwest from 10pm on the 20th

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The Penang Water Supply Agency will conduct a 1,200-mm water pipe reconnection project in Weizhong, Weinan and Penang Southwest from 10 pm to 10 am the following day on Friday, 20th of this month. Impact of water cuts, including Penang International Airport. Affected areas include: Weinan: Gaoyuan, Java, Sungai Bangka, Batujia Bay, Simpang Ampat and Sungai Aceh; Weizhong: Bukit Tambon, Bukit Merah, Bukit Tinggi and Roufu; Southwest District: Jalan Kelicap, Meihu, Gongba, Ganmi Mountain, Dun Awang Doctor Road, Mindeng Ridge, Xingang, Sungai Batu, Bayan Lepas, Bayan Baru and Langkawi. Water supply agency chief executive officer Datuk Jesney said in a statement today that the project was carried out at the Sungai Lai Water Treatment Station. The emergency works included the installation of new butterfly valves and the reconnection of 1,200 mm water pipes. "This project is related to the re-commissioning of the water purification module with a daily output of 114 million liters, because on June 24 this year, when the water purification module was connected to the water purification tank of the Sungai Lai Water Treatment Plant, the 1200 mm water pipe was accidentally damaged. burst." He said that at that time, in order to restore the user's water supply to normal within 24 hours, June 25, the agency temporarily closed the bursting water pipe and deactivated the water purification module. Ensuring full operation of Sungai Lai Water Filter Station next year He also said that the dry season in Penang is expected to start in January next year, and the agency must now re-adjust the module to ensure that the Sungai Lai Water Filter Station will be fully operational from January 1 next year to minimize Water supply risks to Penang during the dry season.