Negeri Sembilan declared a state of water crisis

Negeri Sembilan has declared a state of crisis after experiencing a long dry spell which has caused water catchment areas to dry up.

The Star Online reported that more than 8,000 homes were affected particularly in the areas of Sendayan, Rasah, Mamabau and Seremban.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said that the Natural Disaster Operations room in Negeri Sembilan had been activated to coordinate water supply efforts.

He also said that the Talang, Kelinchi and Sg Terip dams were affected as no water could be pumped from Sg Batang Benar and Sg Ulu Muar.

It was also reported that Sg Batang Benar supplied up to 13 million litres of raw water and Sg Muar contributes another 45 million litres for consumers in Seremban alone.

200,000 household consumers consume 340 million litres of water daily.

Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan (SAINS) has confirmed that there is a water crisis in the state however the General Manager of SAINS said it is under control.

“This is because of water levels in the Sg Terip dam, as the days goes by the water continues to recede, and is at critical levels,” he said to Astro AWANI.

Zulkifli explains that the Sg Terip dam is a very important dam because the water from Sungai Muar is stremed to Talang and then to Kelinchi and Sg Terip before it reaches consumers.

“The reason this is happening is because of low water pressure, an increase in population, and burst pipes. Plus, it has not rained in two months.

“Therefore, we would like to advise users not to panic,” he said.